On 8 Dec 2004 at 12:28, Jerry Friedman wrote > I'm not familiar with this use of "swag". Is it a fan thing? > (The Internet is my only contact with fandom.) > I don't know if it's fannish - I've always known it to be another word for "stuff" or "gifts". As in, "Did you get much swag for Christmas?" The American Heritage Dictionary has some interesting usages: NOUN: 1a. An ornamental drapery or curtain draped in a curve between two points. b. An ornamental festoon of flowers or fruit. c. A carving or plaster molding of such an ornament. 2. Slang Stolen property; loot. 3. Australian The pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman. 4. Slang Herbal tea in a plastic sandwich bag sold as marijuana to an unsuspecting customer. INTRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: swagged, swag·ging, swags 1. Chiefly British To lurch or sway. 2. Australian To travel about with a pack or swag. ETYMOLOGY: Probably of Scandinavian origin. Michele Riccio mr1 at rcosta.com