3 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO ON THE SWAG»
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
ca. 1880, S.E. Ex sense 3, which Cunningham notes as established in Aus.
before 1827. See esp. Morris. Hence, in go on the swag, to become a tramp: Aus.
and NZ coll.: C.20. B., 1941 and 1943.-6. 'Prizes offered at games of skill' (B.
Crocker ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale,
1984
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New Zealand slang: a dictionary of colloquialisms,
the first ...
The phrase to carry one's swag is used to describe a condition of penury, while
such expressions as to swag it and go on the swag need no elaboration. To
conclude, we may recall the country use of the phrase to look for one's
swagstraps, ...
Matilda, it seems, is the most common name for kangaroos. The name owes its
popularity to "Waltzing Matilda," Australia's national song. To "go waltzing Matilda
" meant to "go on the swag," the Matilda or swag being the blanket roll carried by
...