Swag

Discovered another Aussie-ism last week:

Because the govt. department I work for is fairly new -- we were legislated into existence last October, I believe -- we've only recently received an official logo (and etcetera). We just got business cards two weeks ago.

So, I asked the P.R. person in my department if we're going to be giving away any swag at the upcoming focus groups we're hosting. To me, "swag" is free stuff that you give away to promote your organization: pens, t-shirts, baseball caps with your logo on them...

But to an Aussie, "swag" is your cowboy-style bedroll: e.g., "Once a jolly swagman..."


--GG