bogart
To selfishly take or keep somethingTo selfishly take or keep something; to hog; especially to hold a joint (marijuana) dangling between the lips instead of passing it on.
» Don't bogart that joint, dude.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(slang, transitive)To selfishly take or keep something; to hog; especially to hold a joint (marijuana) dangling between the lips instead of passing it on.
Dude, don’t bogart the chocolate fudge!
Don’t bogart the can, man.
(informal, transitive)To obtain by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy.
He tried to bogart his way in.
(informal, intransitive)To behave like a bully.
Examples
2 sentencesDon't bogart that joint, dude.
Austria's hilly landscapes reminded Mr. Bogart of The Sound of Music.
deDie hügeligen Landschaften Österreichs erinnerten Herrn Bogart an "The Sound of Music". — Fingerhut
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From actor Humphrey Bogart, from Dutch surname Bogaard (“keeper of an orchard”), from boomFrom actor Humphrey Bogart, from Dutch surname Bogaard (“keeper of an orchard”), from boomgaard (“treegarden, orchard”), cognate to English boom (“piece of wood”)/beam + garden.
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Forms
bogarts, bogarting, bogarted, bogartedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.