English

Etymology

American slang origin, reminicent of Humphry Bogart's signature practice of talking with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, instead of smoking or talking. Used when a marajuana joint or pipe or bong is being passed around a circle, and someone dallies instead of dutifully taking a hit and passing it on.

Proper Noun

Bogart

1. Surname of American actor Humphrey Bogart, among others.

Noun

bogart

1. (slang, also Bogart drag) A very long inhalation of smoke, particularly marijuana.

   He took a huge bogart from the joint before finally passing it on.

2. (slang) Excess.

   There are over two dozen related terms for station? What a bogart!

3. (slang) One given to excess, whether good or ill.

   Smith is the writer, director, star and producer. What a bogart!

4. (slang) An obnoxious and overbearing person.

   He walked in, swiped my beer off the table and chugged it. I said "Dude, don't be a bogart," but he didn't care.

5. (slang) A disappointment.

   Then right in the middle of their best song, the power went out? That's a bogart.

Transitive Verb

to bogart

1. (slang, whimsical) To be greedy with in general.

   Dude, don't bogart the chocolate fudge!