What is the definition of swag?

Question

And can you use it in a sentence? I have heard it used a couple of different ways, just wondering

Answer 1

SWAG

Promotional merchandise for a band, record label, or other entity in the music business, usually distributed at concerts.

May include t-shirts, stickers, promo CDs, posters, etc. Often free, but not necessarily; a t-shirt or record purchased at a concert might still be considered swag, especially if it is a design or release that is not readily available in the mass market.

Many independent record labels throw in a handful of free swag when they ship out mail-order packages (stickers, sampler CDs, etc).

The chief difference between swag and regular merchandise is that its purpose is not to make a profit, but to promote the band/label, and reward its supporters by giving them something cool and unique.

Answer 2

Being an old fashioned person, I only know this as meaning a burglar's thievings - 'the burglar escaped with his swag' or as a wreath or material that is fixed at each end but hangs down in the middle - 'a swag of greenery' but I bet there are other more modern meanings

Answer 3

As a noun, swag can mean an ornamental festoon of flowers or its representation in curtains, moulds, etc., or a bundle or sack, or a lurching movement:
The children put up colourful swag in their classrooms to celebrate the new year.
The bushman took up his swag and left.
He walked with a noticeable swag.

As a verb in the senses of carrying a swag, or lurching:
He swagged his booty and escaped.
The hippo was swagging in the swamp.

Answer 4

It means: Swing