bagsy en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Respelling and grammatical repurposing of bags I, as used to claim something for oneself, for example, Bags I have the top bunk!.
Meanings
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(informal, transitive) To make a verbal claim to.
“After you two nearly killed us, I’m going to drive from now on.” “I never get to drive!” huffed Thumbs. “Well, I bagsied it first!” snapped Fingers. “I will drive!” announced Dad.
2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:I bagsy the top bunk of the bed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bagsying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bagsied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bagsied | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bagsies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
shotgun (to make a verbal claim) · bags (to make a verbal claim)
Translations (2)
hu stipi-stopi (verbal claim) · izh curattaa (verbal claim)