bogart
to take an unfair share of (something); keep for oneself instead of sharing: Are you gonna bogart that joint all night?
to bully or force: He just bogarted his way into the elevator!
to act or move in a tough or aggressive way: That big guy doesn't ask--he just bogarts.
a person who hogs or monopolizes something.
a person who acts in a tough or aggressive way.
Origin of bogart
1- Also bo·gard [boh-gahrd] /ˈboʊ gɑrd/ .
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Other definitions for Bogart (2 of 2)
Humphrey (DeForest) "Bogie" or "Bogey", 1899–57, U.S. motion-picture actor.
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How to use bogart in a sentence
In 1951, director John Huston brought Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey bogart, and Lauren Bacall here to film The African Queen.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Everyone could see their love right there on celluloid,” added their son, Stephen bogart.
Humphrey bogart: “I should never have switched from scotch to martinis.”
He's got his head down over his glass, and I say, 'Mr. bogart, my name is Harold Conrad.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo one night I'm in a Sunset Strip joint, and I see bogart sitting at a table.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But bogart, taking out the cigar, smiled at it with a shrewd squint.
Under the Law | Edwina Stanton BabcockThen as a thought struck him, "Why did Judge bogart ask you to leave?"
Under the Law | Edwina Stanton Babcock"Well, it kept you a lady, and a fool," snapped Judge bogart.
Under the Law | Edwina Stanton BabcockTwo years of college had done little to affect Sard bogart's life.
Under the Law | Edwina Stanton BabcockJudge bogart wants me to take a basket of them up to Mrs. Ralling.
Under the Law | Edwina Stanton Babcock
British Dictionary definitions for bogart (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbəʊɡɑːt) /
(tr) slang to monopolize or keep (something, esp a marijuana cigarette) to oneself selfishly
Origin of bogart
1British Dictionary definitions for Bogart (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbəʊɡɑːt) /
Humphrey (DeForest). nicknamed Bogie . 1899–1957, US film actor: his films include High Sierra (1941), Casablanca (1942), The Big Sleep (1946), The African Queen (1951), and The Caine Mutiny (1954)
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