bogart

¹

[ boh-gahrt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to take an unfair share of (something); keep for oneself instead of sharing:

   Are you gonna bogart that joint all night?

2. to bully or force:

   He just bogarted his way into the elevator!

verb (used without object)

1. to act or move in a tough or aggressive way:

   That big guy doesn't ask--he just bogarts.

noun

1. a person who hogs or monopolizes something.
2. a person who acts in a tough or aggressive way.

Bogart

²

[ boh-gahrt ]

noun

1. Humphrey (DeForest) BogieorBogey, 1899–57, U.S. motion-picture actor.

bogart

¹

/ ˈbəʊɡɑːt /

verb

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

Bogart

²

/ ˈbəʊɡɑːt /

noun

1. BogartHumphrey (DeForest)18991957MUSFILMS AND TV: actor 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of bogart¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bogart¹

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

Example Sentences

In “The Harder They Fall,” Humphrey Bogart’s final picture, a boxer doesn’t realize that his whole career has been fixed.

From Los Angeles Times

There was a plastic pumpkin with Trump’s face that in any other environment would have read as liberal mockery, but wasn’t, and a poster of Scarface, and one of Humphrey Bogart.

From Slate

The actor, who keeps vintage “Maltese Falcon” and “The Big Sleep” posters on the wall of his office, discovered Bogart at London repertory houses in the ’80s while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

From Los Angeles Times

“I saw ‘Casablanca,’ and that’s when I went down the Bogart rabbit hole,” says Owen.

From Los Angeles Times

“Acting kind of changed after Bogart’s era because Brando came along and suddenly we’re watching people who struggle to express themselves. People think of him as being laconic, but Bogart was actually super nimble with his dialogue.”

From Los Angeles Times

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