Meaning
Style, confidence, and cool self-presentation — the way you carry yourself, dress, and move that shows you've got it. Someone with 'swag' has effortless style and swagger. A modern word, borrowed from hip-hop into Jamaican youth and dancehall speech.
Examples
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Him have nuff swag inna him step.
He's got plenty of swagger in his step.
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Di gyal swag mad, from head to toe.
The girl's style is amazing, head to toe.
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A pure swag him a floss wid.
It's pure style he's showing off with.
Origin
From 'swagger', shortened to 'swag'; spread through hip-hop into Jamaican youth and dancehall speech.
How it’s used
Style/swagger/cool confidence. Compare 'floss', 'fresh', 'criss'.