Definition of Bogart

Bogart

verb

to steal, monopolize, or hog.
Don't Bogart my cookies!
Don't Bogart the smell of the fart!
- See more words with the same meaning: stingy or greedy.
- See more words with the same meaning: to steal.
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.
to force.
I'm going to Bogart my way into this party.
Don't try to Bogart me into doing anything.
- See more words with the same meaning: to force.
Last edited on Jan 17 2011. Submitted by Bill M. from Toledo, OH, USA on Sep 07 2003.

origin

The band Fraternity of Man has a song called "Don't Bogart Me," circa the late 1960s. Lyrics include: "Don't Bogart that joint, my friend, pass it over to me."
Last edited on Mar 12 1998. Submitted by Dan Day from MA, USA on Mar 12 1998.
Possibly from the movie The Roaring Twenties. In the movie, Jimmy Cagney offers Humphrey Bogart his cigarette to share Bogart smokes the entire thing.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Geoffrey W. on Jul 14 2004.

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gold digger	Definitions include: a woman who is dating a wealthy man only for his money.
tight	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
anal retentive	Definitions include: uptight, stingy, conservative; "by the book".
welch	Definitions include: to not repay a debt.
hog	Definitions include: a police officer.
alligator arms	Definitions include: metaphorical arms, the presence of which indicates a person is stingy.
shiesty	Definitions include: deceitful, untrustworthy.
*tight-ss**	Definitions include: a stingy person.
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pirate	Definitions include: to sell or transmit stolen "intellectual property" (e.g. software, compact discs, etc.)
g-dep	Definitions include: to show disrespect towards someone or when someone steals something from you.
teef	Definitions include: steal.
horch	Definitions include: to steal.
get a five finger discount	Definitions include: to steal.
jack	Definitions include: a five pound note.
pinch	Definitions include: to arrest.
rip off	Definitions include: to give someone a bad bargain.
take	Definitions include: to rob or extort.
merk	Definitions include: to leave.
shrinkage	Definitions include: the shrinking of a penis due to cold temperatures.
yoink	Definitions include: to steal.
cabbage	Definitions include: verb; to steal with, or without, the victim's knowledge.
nick	Definitions include: to steal.
d-block	Definitions include: to steal.
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lean toward Bogart	Definitions include: In the Southeast United States, it is used by construction workers, carpenters, etc. to describe something which is off plumb or leaning in a way it was not meant to.