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bogart

bo gart |ˈbōgärt ˈboʊɡɑrt | verb [ with obj. ] informal selfishly appropriate or keep (something, esp. a lit marijuana cigarette ). ORIGIN 1960s: from US actor Humphrey Bogart (1899 –1957 ), who often smoked in films.

 

Bogart, Humphrey

Bo gart, Humphrey |ˈbōˌgärt ˈboʊɡɑrt | (1899 –1957 ), US actor; full name Humphrey DeForest Bogart. His role on stage as a ruthless gangster in The Petrified Forest was repeated in the movie of 1936. His other movies include Casablanca (1942 ), The Big Sleep (1946 ), and The African Queen (1951 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

bogart

bogart |ˈbəʊgɑːt | verb [ with obj. ] informal, chiefly US selfishly appropriate or keep (something, especially a cannabis cigarette ): don't bogart that joint, my friend. ORIGIN 1960s: from Bogart, Humphrey, who often smoked in films.

 

Bogart, Humphrey

Bogart, Humphrey |ˈbəʊgɑːt | (1899 –1957 ), American actor; full name Humphrey DeForest Bogart. His many films include Casablanca (1942 ), The Big Sleep (1946, in which he played opposite his fourth wife Lauren Bacall ), and The African Queen (1951, for which he won an Oscar ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Bogart

Bo gart Eigenname |B o gart |amerikanischer Schauspieler