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SWAG en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Acronym of various terms.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang, vulgar) Initialism of scientific wild-ass guess; also speculative/sophisticated/stupid/some wild-ass guess Used humorously to indicate that an estimate was more of a guess than the result of any stringent data analysis.
   alt of scientific wild-ass guess
   • Near-synonyms: WAG, wild guess, uneducated guess, stab in the dark, shot in the dark; see also Thesaurus:supposition

Forms

Coordinates

educated guess · intelligent guess

Hypernyms

guess

Synonyms

hunch · stab in the dark · foreguess · uneducated guess · speculation · assumption · given · WAG · theory · supposition · inference · hypothesis · wild guess · posit · presumption · guess · surmise · suspicion · possibility · reckoning · postulation · conjecture · shot in the dark

SWAG en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Acronym of various terms.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Special Warfare Action Group, a former group within the Philippine Navy, similar in nature to U.S. Navy SEALs.
   alt of Special Warfare Action Group

SWAG en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From swag, an English slang word, in the mistaken belief that it originated as an acronym ("stuff we all get" or similar). For the true origin of the word, see swag.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, uncountable) Alternative form of swag (handouts, freebies)
   alt of swag