Schwag
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana. slang, uncountable
"The stuff tasted good, better than the usual shwag. I handed him his pipe back, then pulled out my wallet. "Is twenty good?""
- 2 Alternative form of swag (“trinkets or promotional items given away at an event”). alt-of, alternative, slang, uncountable
"National pride deserves something more than a fistful of freebies from a governmental schwag bag or the wearing of any one of the staggering array of commercially available pins."
- 1 inferior; low-grade US, not-comparable, slang
Example
More examples"The stuff tasted good, better than the usual shwag. I handed him his pipe back, then pulled out my wallet. "Is twenty good?""
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly related to shag (“shredded tobacco”). The "marijuana" noun sense is attested since the 1980s in the United States, the adjective since the 1990s. The "trinkets or items given away" sense is a variant of swag from 19th century thieves' cant.
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