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side-comment: are you using 'swag' wrong or has now swag apparently become equivalent to merchandise or clothing or something.

• BookPage 13y ago
  I'm pretty sure it's commonly known nowadays to be merchandise related to a label, yeah: http://swag.atlassian.com/ http://swag.atlassian.com/
  • Fjslfj 13y ago
    This is hilarious. That was the original definition of the term, before 2010.
    • shrikant 13y ago
      Woah. TIL the popular definition of swag changed in 2010. Damn, now I feel old and out of touch :(
• JacobAldridge 13y ago
  I've always used swag to mean 'stuff' or 'gear', based on the Australian "swag-man" who carried all his belongings in a swag (prototypical backpack). Here the word also sometimes specifically refers to a light sleeping mattress that formed part of a swaggies essential kit. So for me, the #yolo application of swag to mean "has his shit together man" derived as a metaphorical application of the literal "has his gear together". And the OP's use to refer to swag as gear a band sells makes sense in the original definition.
  • NamTaf 13y ago
    I understood the #yolo version of 'swag' as being a contraction of 'swagger'. The sort of ballsy, narcissistic, uncaring persona that a a rock star or Jack Sparrow might have, for example.
    • JacobAldridge 13y ago
      That makes more sense to me - thanks!