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  1. 1. Bogartin: A corrupt form of "Bogarting". "Bogartin" spelling in Ebonics. Correct spelling => Bogarting (Verb transitive form of bogart see bogart. This is the verb form used for an action in progress. When someone is being a bogart. "Dammit Lenny! Stop bogartin the TV remote! You've been watching what you want to watch, all day long. Bogart: (slang noun) To be one who keeps something all for himself. (i.e. "Don't be a bogart Johnny, please share with your sister.") Bogart: (slang intransitive verb) To keep something all for oneself, thus depriving anyone else of having any. A slang term derived from the last name of famous actor Humphrey Bogart because he often kept a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, seemingly never actually drawing on it or smoking it. Often used with weed or joints but can be applied to anything. "Don't bogart that blunt man, pass that over here!" > Bogartin: "Dammit Lenny! Stop bogartin the TV remote! You've been watching what you want to watch, all day long. Source: ecdict

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