According to the Online Etymology Dictionary[1], the word “swag” originated sometime in the 1520s and meant “to move heavily or unsteadily.” It may have been a derivative of the verb “swing”, which originated from the word “sway”[2] around 1300, meaning “to go, glide, move.” In modern context, “swag” may be used as a business lingo for promotional merchandise[4] but its online usage has been largely attributed to its root word “swagger,” which Merriam-Webster Dictionary[13] defines as:
1 : to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; especially : to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence
2 : Boast, brag
The earliest documented use of “swagger” can be found in the text of English poet William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream[3]written sometime between 1590 and 1596.
What hempen home-spuns have we swaggering here,
So near the cradle of the fairy queen?
» Post actualizat in 02 Apr 2017 20:35
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