SWAG
Initialism of Special Warfare Action Group.
Proper noun
- Initialism of Special Warfare Action Group.
Origin
Acronym of various terms.
Noun abbreviation, alt of
- 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.
- Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:supposition
Synonyms: assumption conjecture educated guess foreguess given guess guesstimate hunch hypothesis inference overhope posit possibility postulation presumption reckoning speculation supposition surmise suspicion theory working hypothesis
Hypernyms: educated guess guess estimate hypothesis
Forms
Related
Noun alt of, alternative
- Alternative form of swag (handouts, freebies)
Origin
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.