The Ultimate in Censorship

It means to hog or steal something, as in "Don't bogart the nachos, Ginger."

In article , [email] (Brian Cook) wrote:

i KNOW what it MEANS! I've known what it MEANS since the first time I HEARD it, since I have the amazing ability to DETERMINE the MEANING of a word by its CONTEXT. Or something.

Where does it COME from? Who sat down and decided that "Bogart" means "hog?" I've heard quite a few people saying this, and none of thsm know why. I ask them where it comes from, and they say: "Beavis." I say: "Buttmunch."

Is it supposed to be a shot at HUMPHERY Bogart? Did he always hog the nachos? I always thought he was cooler than that. You know, like a cross between an actor, and, like, a regular guy. Any clue?

Humphrey Bogart's primary screen image was of him with a cigarette stuck to his lip. In the 60's, someone who kept a joint for himself instead of sharing it was said to be "bogarting" that joint. With the Average brainpower of Americans being what it is, millions of people now use the term "to bogart" without having the slightest idea of its origins....

[email] (Brian Cook) writes:

Or (turning the clock back further than last week), "Don't bogart that joint, my friend. Pass it over to me."