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schwag

/ʃwæɡ/

schwag noun: low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana. Also the alternative form of swag.

Noun

schwag (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.
    • The stuff tasted good, better than the usual shwag. I handed him his pipe back, then pulled out my wallet. "Is twenty good?"2002, Joe Babcock, The Tragedy of Miss Geneva Flowers, Closet Case Books, →ISBN, page 157
    Synonyms:
    mersh, regs

Adjective

schwag (not comparable)

  1. (US, slang) inferior; low-grade

Also used as

schwag is also the alternative form of swag.

Synonyms of schwag

Forms of schwag

alternative formshwag
alternative formswag

Origin of schwag

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.

Words that rhyme with schwag

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Questions about schwag

What does schwag mean?
Schwag means low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.
What part of speech is schwag?
Schwag can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce schwag?
Schwag is pronounced /ʃwæɡ/.

Words near schwag in the dictionary

  1. schwack
  2. schwacked
  3. schwacking
  4. schwacks
  5. schwaed
  6. schwag
  7. schwagerinid
  8. schwagerinids
  9. schwaing
  10. Schwalbe
  11. Schwalbes

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