bogart

[ boh-gahrt ]

/ ˈboʊ gɑrt /

(sometimes initial capital letter)Slang.

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verb (used with object)

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!

verb (used without object)

to act or move in a tough or aggressive way: That big guy doesn't ask--he just bogarts.

noun

a person who hogs or monopolizes something.

a person who acts in a tough or aggressive way.

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Also bo·gard

[boh-gahrd] /ˈboʊ gɑrd/ .

Origin of bogart

1965–70; in reference to Humphrey Bogart's typical movie role, a tough character with a cigarette

Words nearby bogart

Bofors gun, bog, Bogalusa, bogan, Bogarde, bogart, Bogart, Humphrey, bog asphodel, Boğazköy, bogbean, bog butter

Other definitions for bogart (2 of 2)

Bogart

[ boh-gahrt ]

/ ˈboʊ gɑrt /

noun

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.
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“Everyone could see their love right there on celluloid,” added their son, Stephen Bogart.
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Humphrey Bogart: “I should never have switched from scotch to martinis.”
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He's got his head down over his glass, and I say, 'Mr. Bogart, my name is Harold Conrad.
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So 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|DAILY BEAST
But Bogart, taking out the cigar, smiled at it with a shrewd squint.
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Then as a thought struck him, "Why did Judge Bogart ask you to leave?"
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"Well, it kept you a lady, and a fool," snapped Judge Bogart.
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Two years of college had done little to affect Sard Bogart's life.
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Judge Bogart wants me to take a basket of them up to Mrs. Ralling.
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British Dictionary definitions for bogart (1 of 2)

bogart

/ (ˈbəʊɡɑːt) /

verb

(tr) slang to monopolize or keep (something, esp a marijuana cigarette) to oneself selfishly

Word Origin for bogart

C20: after Humphrey Bogart, on account of his alleged greed for marijuana

British Dictionary definitions for bogart (2 of 2)

Bogart

/ (ˈbəʊɡɑːt) /

noun

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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