bogart
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8.9
A person who keeps things and does not share them
- noun
- /ˈboʊɡɑrt/
- Offensive
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- He tends to bogart the remote control, never letting anyone else choose what to watch.
Examples
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It's not fair to bogart the snacks when everyone is watching the movie together.
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At the party, she didn't want to bogart the last slice of pizza, so she offered it to her friends first.
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But Ichneutae and Clarisse are already going after the Fleece... and it's not cool to Bogart on someone else's quest.
Synonyms
1
9.7
A person who stops others from using something they neither want nor need
uses and keeps the thing for personal use and refuses to share it
9.9
A person who takes or keeps things that should be shared
is the same meaning but differs in spelling
9.9
A person who takes help or credit but does not help others
holds onto something and refuses to share rather than just not reciprocating
How Selfish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bogart probably comes from the actor Humphrey Bogart, who often held a cigarette and did not pass it, and a popular story says this image made his name mean 'don't share'. So a bogart is a person who keeps something to themselves and refuses to share.