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I googled Definition of Swag and was not disappointed. (imgur.com)

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[–]lisabadcat 41 points42 points ago

I needed that original pic and found two more.

[–]Trumbot 16 points17 points ago

You are the reason people look at comment threads. Thank you.

[–]chestylereau 3 points4 points ago

you sir have inspired my new desktop http://i.imgur.com/Crfhl.jpg

[–]gtipwnz 2 points3 points ago

Thanks! New timeline set up. The wide one for the timeline pic and the other one for the profile.

[–]hadria 2 points3 points ago

I found another one!!!

[–]cupofchupachups 1 point2 points ago

I've been looking for the origin of that painting. Thanks!

[–]NwsAt11 25 points26 points ago

I always preferred Spidey's definition.

[–]SpreadShot 4 points5 points ago

i laughed way too hard on this. upvote!

[–]mathangis 1 point2 points ago

Why is it that online I find Spiderman a total fool?

[–]SpreadShot 1 point2 points ago

maybe because there is no sound...? i dont know...but i agree.

[–]geneticswag 1 point2 points ago

I've been looking for me.

[–][deleted] 98 points99 points ago

Does anyone else miss when swag meant Stuff We All Get? Swag used to be the free shit you got at cons, parties, etc. I get that its shortened for swagger, but damn, it's annoying. Kinda like how FTW used be Fuck The World.

[–]HammettDammit 16 points17 points ago

You're going to hate being old.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

I just turned 30 in March. It has begun.

[–]Olukon 7 points8 points ago

Guess you're not going to be so "SuperExtreme" anymore, huh?

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

I'll still be SuperExtreme, but it will be at wheelchair races, prune eating contests, cane fencing, games of "who can chase the most kids off the lawn", and games of "who remembers where I live" :D

[–]Olukon 1 point2 points ago

Oh fuck yeah! Wheel-chair races and prune eating contests?!? Shit, well have to bump you up to "SuperXtremeJeff".

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

What's really great? We could do all this in diapers and everyone would frown and think "poor senile old people, they're sooo lost". Also, dual competition between men and women, what sags lower, breast or balls? Edit for Reddit: I'm not making light of the plight that those that are senile and those that suffer from Alzheimer's go through. It is tragic and I think more funding should go towards treatment and the search for a cure.

[–]Genetic_Design86 0 points1 point ago

Jokes on them, I knew I was being an old bastard the whole time.

[–]soulofaqua 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, more funding for the treatment of sagging breasts and balls!

[–]adaminc 1 point2 points ago

That may be true, but don't rub it in the old mans face!

/29

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

When the day hits, although nothing changes, something does. Hopefully that makes sense in some way.

[–]adaminc 1 point2 points ago

I know, my day is approaching, November will be the beginning of the end for me!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

May the force be with you.

[–]POTATO_ANAL_ETC 46 points47 points ago

"Kinda like how FTW used to be Fuck the World."

Mind = Blown.

[–]NotVerySmarts 24 points25 points ago

So strange how things change. I'm glad that I didn't get that Myspace tattoo.

[–]PatAunces 8 points9 points ago

I got a Facebook one, but Facebook is totally gonna be popular forever, don't worry.

[–][deleted] ago

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[–]Topsiders 3 points4 points ago

"Feather the Wig" in my day.

[–]featpete 2 points3 points ago

Feed the whales

[–]toinfinitiandbeyond 0 points1 point ago

Feel the Wiener

[–]2pacsofgum 1 point2 points ago

the world.

[–]sje46 5 points6 points ago

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/FTW

I've also heard "Free The Whales"

[–]lurker_becomes_lurkd 5 points6 points ago

My brother used to say "for the wind", but he's retarded.

[–]rblue 1 point2 points ago

Or how "WTF" used to mean "Winning The Future."

[–]freezingprocess 0 points1 point ago

Related: I have used GFY a few times. Did I say Good For You or Go Fuck Yourself?

I never tell.

[–]goblinpiledriver 5 points6 points ago

!! I miss this definition of swag. I like to joke around using the hip/gangster definition of it, but in my heart it will always be free shirts and bags from conventions.

[–]tweedledee3inatree 3 points4 points ago

Whoa, never knew that!

[–]OscarMiguelRamirez 2 points3 points ago

I am mainly disappointed that "swagger" was a perfectly good word, but apparently takes too long to text or say so it had to be shortened.

Also, "Scientific Wild-Ass Guess" is how I hear it used more in corporate-speak.

[–]Jerry_Hat-Trick 9 points10 points ago

YES EXACTLY! (though I didn't know it was an acronym or backronym). I'm pretty sure what the kids these days are talking about is technically Sway. Ed Norton sway scene

[–]proggR 1 point2 points ago

I have never seen this movie but I'm most definitely watching it tonight. Thanks Mr/Ms/Mrs Hat-Trick

[–]_zoso_ 2 points3 points ago

Swag has always been Australian slang for stolen goods, so to me thats all it means. Also a tent/sleeping bag hybrid you roll up.

[–]turdmachine 4 points5 points ago

Exactly. Can't we still use swagger? Is the second syllable just too much?

[–]lurker_becomes_lurkd 1 point2 points ago

I'm equally annoyed by this as I am with everyone who ever uses the word "swagger" in a song rhyming it with "Jagger". For fuck's sake, Ke$ha, no one buys the idea that you think he's attractive.

[–]Shnazzyone 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, I hate when bastardized words infringe on preexisting words. Swag is already something folks. Just say the whole word, it's swagger.

[–]gigitrix 1 point2 points ago

I'm 21 and "swag" will always be the stuff in a stripey-topped burglar's sack for me.

[–]jeffarei 1 point2 points ago

hey, i'm here for the jeff-bang.

[–]RustleAllTheJimmies 3 points4 points ago

the word swagger always used to remind me of pirates. it's been irrevocably ruined :|

[–]andornaut 7 points8 points ago

Pirates have undeniable "swagger", so the definition hasn't really changed...

[–]Bolanok 1 point2 points ago

It causes confusion on my end.

[–]zolfe 1 point2 points ago

Does it rustle your jimmies?

[–]RustleAllTheJimmies 1 point2 points ago

i bet you'd like it if it did

[–]Captain_DuClark 3 points4 points ago

I get that its shortened for swagger, but damn, it's annoying.

What makes it annoying? It bothers you that the word has two definitions now?

[–]chronodestroyer 7 points8 points ago

He's probably annoyed because it's used for just about any mundane situation now and is losing its impact as a word. re: epic

[–]Jared6197 4 points5 points ago

The internet has once again given me (thankfully) a reminder that I'm never the only one with a certain thought.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

This and the fact that using the complete word makes it easier for people to actually understand you.

[–]fearthecrossbronx 1 point2 points ago

Stupid English language! Stop evolving! Stay static so I never have to adjust my definitions of words.

[–]OscarMiguelRamirez 12 points13 points ago

Co-opting isn't evolving. Shortening existing words to save time or sound cooler isn't evolving. You are implying that "swag" as a word is "more fit" than "swagger" to where the collision with other existing words is less important than whatever we gain by shortening it.

I bet you also think writing "u" instead of "you" is language evolution.

[–]Doktor_Rob 2 points3 points ago

I wish I could give you 23 upvotes for the 23 net downvotes I got for trying to make this point yesterday. Although, I admit I was much less eloquent and explanatory while being more exasperated and profane.

[–]blockle 0 points1 point ago

communicating through writing is different from communicating through speaking. they are different mediums of communication with varying norms, both formal and informal. my guess is historically, writing has been treated with more formality because it was final. it was a one shot deal at getting your point across. now when we chat online or text or whatnot, we can revise our words/meaning in real time. so in a way, the way we write has evolved to reflect that change. "u" and "you" both mean the same thing written and spoken. written, they imply a different level of formality.

anyway, swag vs swagger is kind of different. shortening existing words while maintaining some kind of agreed-upon meaning within a speech community certainly is an aspect of language evolution. you may think it's stupid but that doesn't make it wrong, at least within that speech community. i personally think that saying swag makes you sound like an idiot. but it's still a word that's evolved from an acronym to just the stupid-sounding version of swagger (which was already a stupid word in my opinion).

[–]fearthecrossbronx -1 points0 points ago

...No, I don't. But I do, for example, think that people should stop complaining about people using literally incorrectly. Most languages have boards to control the meaning of their words, their grammar, syntax, etc. English does not. This is related to why we have so many words in the first place (~750,000, not one million, as someone below me claimed).

But anyway, my point was that it doesn't really matter what we say is the correct definition of a word if culturally the definition is changing, like it appears to be with this word (And it does appear to be changing, regardless of whether you want to call it evolution, devolution, what have you) . It doesn't matter if one definition is more fit or not, because like I said, it's not some board that determines what is "fit" or what isn't, but... us essentially. And if English speakers collectively decide what swag means and you keep insisting it means something else, then you will be speaking a different English than the rest of us.

This is more of a collective response to everyone else replying to my comment, BTW. I'm just too lazy to respond to everyone.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago*

I was the one who said that there was one million words based on the article here, here, here, and here. Edit: Sorry re-read this and it comes off pretty snarky. That's not the intent. I was just providing the source for my number. Not meaning this in an antagonistic way, just a "if I'm wrong, correct me" way, so I can learn and use proper information and/or sources.

Second Edit:

And if English speakers collectively decide what swag means and you keep insisting it means something else, then you will be speaking a different English than the rest of us.

But it's not English speakers collectively changing it. It's a small group. We're in the majority of speakers using they proper definition (in this case the whole word "swagger"). Just because it's pop, doesn't mean it's "collectively decided".

[–]tobean -1 points0 points ago

beautifully argued

[–]Volsunga 5 points6 points ago

Language evolution is supposed to happen over generations. This isn't language evolution, it's people not possessing a large enough vocabulary to know that the slang word they just made up is already a word in fairly common usage. Real language evolution adapts literary metaphors and euphemisms to a changing social environment, making them more literal. The internet revolution is the most significant language evolution event in recent years not because of the slang, memes and txtspk, but because completely new things were introduced to culture that we needed to find words for. For example, "chat" used to mean "a short, casual face-to-face conversation", now it is mostly used to mean "a instant text-based conversation over the internet".

[–]metatron5369 4 points5 points ago

No it's not, it happens all the time and has rapidly increased with technology.

Language evolves with use and with so many people directly communicating with some many other people, it's shifts repeatedly within decades or years.

[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points ago

Thank you sir.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

With 1 million words in the language you'd think there would be enough already.

[–]kewsi 0 points1 point ago

Wait what does FTW mean now?

[–]TheAmityvillain 5 points6 points ago

Well now it's mostly used as "For The Win". ehh..

[–]super_rad 5 points6 points ago

Now I feel pretty dumb and a bunch of things make sense.

[–]tweedledee3inatree -1 points0 points ago

I always thought it was fuck the what?! but supposedly its for the win! (laaaame)

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

It was originally "fuck the world".

[–]jamesf797 1 point2 points ago

great song

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Yes it is good sir.

[–]zulubanshee 0 points1 point ago

What does it mean now?

[–]_juniper5 0 points1 point ago

If this picture is the new definition, I don't think I'm too disappointed in the new swag definition.

However, Fuck The World is so much more epic than For The Win. It's epic in that I can imagine the Spartans from 300 running into battle screaming "Fuck the World," not so much "For the Win."

[–]s_for_scott 22 points23 points ago

"Swag is for boys. Class is for men." -NPH

[–]DrWatson164 0 points1 point ago

And for the ladies?

[–]HopeGrenade 27 points28 points ago

They've got breasts. They don't need swag.

[–]eyecite 0 points1 point ago

Sex appeal; class.

[–]Neverend 18 points19 points ago

"Swag isn't something you're born with. It's something you lie about to everybody, including yourself"

[–]Athrowawayiuse 13 points14 points ago

I hate the word swag

[–]TheAmityvillain 8 points9 points ago

Me too.

Also "hater".

[–]zolfe 3 points4 points ago

Why you be drinking all that haterade bro?

[–]poompt 0 points1 point ago

Not enough swag.

[–]IAMA_MMA_MAMA_AMA -2 points-1 points ago

Quit hating, hater. I <3 haters. Hate hate hate is so trivialized! NO I don't hate you, you're an asshole and can't function socially if you think a person disagreeing hates you so fuck off.

[–]Olukon 3 points4 points ago

Every two seconds, it's "Swag"-this and "Swag"-that. I don't think I've ever wanted to cut someone's tongue out more than I do whenever I hear someone say it.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

The same for people who use "omg", "lol", etc. while speaking to me or writing a paper. Those who use "lol" bring out a special hatred. Not for the laziness of using it, but for the fact that they are now lying to my face. If you are laughing out loud, simply laugh. I will note that what I said had a humorous effect on you. If you say "lol" you're just lying to my face.

[–]Hoxxed 10 points11 points ago

Googling Swag is the number 1 reson for people coming across my facebook page.

[–]JeremyKylesBrother 3 points4 points ago

Leaves a sticky screen though.

[–]6xoe 1 point2 points ago

Hiyyyooooooooo!

[–]ifap4 2 points3 points ago

why did you google it?

[–]WillKarmaGetMeSkyrim 5 points6 points ago

probably was playing draw something. I've seen it come up.

[–]darktemplardude 1 point2 points ago

And I will now try to draw this cat.

[–]Johnny_Blaze -1 points0 points ago

he was trying to find some. EYOO!!!!!

don't worry, I'm leaving

[–]MoarVespenegas 4 points5 points ago

Well that's a pretty good definition I guess.
I had something else in mind.

[–]whoopzzz 4 points5 points ago

An alternative interpretation

[–]meiam001 2 points3 points ago

That's funny, i googled swag and got this

[–]DrWatson164 2 points3 points ago

I got the same photo from googling incest...

[–]DrWatson164 12 points13 points ago

Please don't ask me why I was googling incest.

[–]velociraptorres 5 points6 points ago

Why were you googling incest?

[–]meristematic 0 points1 point ago

OP will deliver soon...

[–]sambaneko 3 points4 points ago

Why were you googling incest?

[–]Eurynom0s 2 points3 points ago

OK I won't.

What were you hoping to gain by googling incest?

[–]Puffie 2 points3 points ago

Does there exist a high-res image or something without the text. I need to frame it and hang it in my caravan.

[–]I_REMOVE_COCKS 1 point2 points ago

This is what dreams are made of.

[–]Cayou 1 point2 points ago

That typeface is classy as fuck. Not exactly Gill Sans, but very close.

[–]Pinyaka 0 points1 point ago

The tasteful thickness...

[–]lLoveLamp 1 point2 points ago

Phone background... aaaaand, done

[–]joegard 1 point2 points ago

When I think of 'swag' I think of this then LOL

[–]dufa 1 point2 points ago

Also a sniper/air force term for scientific wild ass guess

[–]superdtg 0 points1 point ago

Also, just for general scientists/engineers!

[–]kneaders 1 point2 points ago

Someone is playing Draw Something.

[–]pansyass 1 point2 points ago

Were you playing Draw Something? Because HOW DO YOU DRAW SWAG!

[–]centralpost 1 point2 points ago*

Australian swag, swagman

[–]ram0s 0 points1 point ago

dude's pretty swag

[–]the_sam_ryan 1 point2 points ago

I always thought swag was "stuff we all get". Like party favors

[–]movielass 4 points5 points ago

I googled "how to karma whore" and got the same result!

[–]Se7en_Sinner 0 points1 point ago

One time, I fell asleep without turning my swag off and woke up covered in bitches.

[–]IndeedMyGoodMan 0 points1 point ago

Yes. Quite.

[–]DerKriegmeister 0 points1 point ago

I would love a painting of this for my wall.

[–]rahamilton91 0 points1 point ago

The dog having sex with a tiger on the second page isn't bad either.

[–]flumkaka 0 points1 point ago

True story.

[–]Frankentim_the_crim 0 points1 point ago

I am.

[–]Metriste 0 points1 point ago

Definitely in my top ten "I love google images" moments.

[–]PJGOD 0 points1 point ago

I saw this in an art class, minus the swag.

[–]GlobalSpace 0 points1 point ago

I always though swag was the bag that thiefs used to use.

[–]999realthings 0 points1 point ago

I always thought swag was an outdoor-ish camping bag.

[–]tweedledee3inatree 0 points1 point ago

what. THEE. fuck

[–]SigmaStigma 0 points1 point ago

Swag activated

[–]theomossop 0 points1 point ago

I got "An ornamental festoon of flowers, fruit, and greenery: "ribbon-tied swags of flowers"." You're probably right too though...

[–]MrGeezus 0 points1 point ago

if this picture was a potato it would be a good potato

[–]Godranks 0 points1 point ago

that's not swag, this is swag.

[–]stratthixx 0 points1 point ago

I'm quite sure SWAG is an old mafia term meaning "stolen without a gun".

[–]brussels4breakfast 0 points1 point ago

I was going to look up "swag" too because I keep seeing it used on here. I thought swag meant suave and cool.

[–]herpthederpette 0 points1 point ago

This is now my new Facebook cover picture

[–]nikkiekittie 0 points1 point ago

About a month ago my international roommate asked me what swag was. I had no clue how to define swag, this picture would have come in handy...

[–]celebrityA 0 points1 point ago

I think we call the old swag, "schwag" now. Or at least I do, and I'm cool, I promise.

[–]GotTheSwagger 0 points1 point ago

I'm not even mad

[–]northbayray 0 points1 point ago

Off the meter!

[–]smegr17 0 points1 point ago

I googled swag, but I was severely disappointed This

[–]ForcedSim 0 points1 point ago

Swag is for boys. Class is for men.

[–]T_Money21 0 points1 point ago

This is more like reddit's definition of swag.

[–]tyremion 0 points1 point ago

I would love this as my FB timeline, but I lack photoshop skills.

[–]gingerroute 0 points1 point ago

it's a decorative floral or leaf arrangement for a door...serious. go check them out at hobby lobby.

[–]OddWashington 0 points1 point ago

pimp kitteh

[–]CynicSatire 0 points1 point ago

This is the best picture on the internet.

[–]OhSwaggy 0 points1 point ago

That picture made my day

[–]CoyoteStark 0 points1 point ago

He who controls the swag, control the universe.

[–]CapnNayBeard 0 points1 point ago

Swag is for boys, Class is for men.

[–]Gooteroni -2 points-1 points ago

NOBODY GIVES A FUCK WHAT YOU GOOGLE SEARCHED

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

Slow deep breaths. I understand. Take this upvote, and if you choose to indulge, try some trees. We're here for you. This is a safe place.

[–]Benthetraveler 0 points1 point ago

I gave you an upvote in the hopes that this will calm you down. Better for your health to be not angry 'n all that jazz.

[–]Pinyaka 0 points1 point ago

I didn't until I saw the results.

[–]romanpppp 0 points1 point ago

A swag connoisseur, if you will.

[–]Junda -4 points-3 points ago

That defines it purrfectly

[–]quegrawks -2 points-1 points ago

I was feline like joining a pun thread...

[–]3210atown[S] -1 points0 points ago

You have to be kitten me

[–][deleted] ago

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[–]Capparello -1 points0 points ago

Same

[–]WarEmblem27 -1 points0 points ago

Very swag!

[–]ChronicTheHedgehog -1 points0 points ago

baby dicks = NSFW amirite?

[–]Splurgle -1 points0 points ago

STOP WITH THIS SWAG NONSENSE! Honestly the most irritating pop culture word I have ever come across.

Swag

how about #SHUTTHEFUCKUP

[–]AriBBCP -4 points-3 points ago

if you need to look it up you don't got it

[–]SpitefulMoose -2 points-1 points ago

I searched /r/funny for "swag," and I was not disappointed.

[–]scumbaggrandparent -3 points-2 points ago

can i buy a tshirt with this on it somewhere?

[–]RAPPING_FOR_KARMA -3 points-2 points ago

Swagger on a Hunred-Thousand-Trillion
Karma Whorin All day
Can I make it to quadrillion?
Internet rapper and I aint goin for the bullion
I do it for the lols
But mostly for the children

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