SWAG
Scientific Wild Ass Guess -or- SoftWare And Giveaways
(pronounced: swag)
It refers to someone making a guess at something, for example you may hear "Take a SWAG at it." This acronym originally stood for "SoftWare And Giveaways" and was used extensively throughout computer companies (such as Microsoft) to refer to tchotchkes, until the marketing industry later adopted it.
An acronym used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, e-mail, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is also considered a form of online jargon or text message shorthand.
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See also : tchotchkes
NetLingo Classification: Acronyms and Text Message
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