Back of envelope SWAG

21:23 Apr 3, 2007
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English term or phrase: Back of envelope SWAG
Value Proposition for QWL improvement: “Back of envelope SWAG”. This is the title of a slide in a presentation.
Valeria Vitale
Argentina
Local time: 20:15


Summary of answers provided
4Acuerdo escrito estándar
psicutrinius


  

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back of envelope swag
Acuerdo escrito estándar


Explanation:
SWAG: "Standard Written Agreement". Cómo se redactó en un "back of an envelope" es imposible imaginarlo sin más contexto...

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Note added at 48 mins (2007-04-03 22:12:14 GMT)
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Auch. There are other meanings for the same acronym in the very same source...

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Note added at 6 days (2007-04-10 15:18:40 GMT)
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También:

"Scientific Wild Ass Guess"
"Sophisticated Wild Ass Guess"

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"Wild ass" being the "mandatory part". The "S" you can substitute according to context: Silly, stupid, smart...


    Reference: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/swag
psicutrinius
Spain
Local time: 01:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: It refers to making a wild guess...

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