# swag

> English word · Verb · IPA /swæɡ/ · frequency rank #22,833

## Definitions
1. To (cause to) sway.
2. To droop; to sag.
3. To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
4. To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.

## Etymology
From Middle English *swaggen, swagen, swoggen, probably from Old Norse sveggja (“to swing, sway”), from Proto-Germanic *swinganą (“to swing”). Compare dialectal Norwegian svaga (“to sway, swing, stagger”).

## Easily confused with
- **swim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swim)
- **swap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swap)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swan)
- **sway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-sway)
- **SWAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swat)
- **swam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swam)
- **swot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swot)
- **swig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swig)
- **swear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swear)
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swing)
- **sweat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-sweat)
- **swamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swamp)
- **swung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swung)
- **swarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swarm)
- **Swann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swann)
- **swami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swami)
- **swain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swain)
- **swath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swath)
- **swank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swank)
- **Swamy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swag-vs-swamy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`sawg`, `sswag`, `swagg`, `swga`, `swwag`, `wsag`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swag