noun

• one's taste. That is, an activity that one finds appealing.

  Nah, man, smoking is not my bag.

  That movie last night was not my bag.

  by Mario C., Elizabeth, NJ, USA, Apr 26 1999.

• a (usually small, plastic) bag containing drugs or drug paraphernalia.

  What's in the bag, man?

  by Anonymous, Aug 10 2002.

• a displeasing woman; HAG.

  Laura next door is a real old bag.

  by Ash L., Burlingame, CA, USA, Jun 14 2003.

transitive verb

• to deceive.

  You've got to be baggin' me!

  by John S., Phoenix, AZ, USA, Jun 21 1997.

• to acquire

  I bagged the job I interviewed for!

  by Kevin H., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, Nov 29 2001.

• to be caught doing something wrong, or arrested.

  John got bagged for stealing last night.

  by Toma D., Queens, NY, USA, Jan 18 2003.

• to discard.

  Person A: This CD player is broken.
  
  Person B: Well then, bag it.

  by Robert H., Kingston, PA, USA, Jun 13 2004.

• to make fun of.

  by Kelvin A., Aug 27 2004.

notes

• The "one's thing" meaning was re-popularized by the Austin Powers movies.

  by Gillian C., May 23 2003.

verb

• to have, to take. Used in requests.

  Let me bang one of them.

  Bang me one of those.

  by Adam Luz, PA, USA, Jun 09 1997.

intransitive verb

• to be of poor quality, displeasing.

  That movie really bites.

  by Kaeori, Kansas City, MO, USA, Oct 22 1997.

noun

• an instance of someone "biting," as described in the verb form.

  That is such a bite!

  by Kristan, Portland, OR, USA, May 22 2002.

transitive verb

• to plagiarize, typically in reference to a hip-hop artist stealing another hip-hop artist's lyrics.

  I hear he bites rhymes.

  Man, you ain't nothing bit a biter.

  by Jayne M., Detroit, MI, USA, Dec 13 1999.

• to copy or imitate.

  I hate it when people bite my moves.

  She bit my style.

  by Derrick P., Edmonton, AB, Canada, Dec 16 2001.

noun

• one who "bites," that is, plagiarizes from someone or copies or imitates someone; COPYCAT.

  The little biter completely copied my hair!

  by Anonymous, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Dec 15 1998.

noun

• a fraud job.

  They did a major bog on their taxes this year.

  by Mike Morgan, Cincinnati, OH, USA, Jan 31 1998.

• a restroom.

  by Jane M., Camberley, Surrey, UK, Oct 19 2005.

verb

• to steal, monopolize, or hog.

  Don't Bogart my cookies!

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• to force.

  He Bogarted himself right in front of us.

  Don't try to Bogart me into doing anything.

  by Bill M., Toledo, OH, USA, Sep 07 2003.

origin

• The band Fraternity of Man has a song called "Don't Bogart Me," circa the late 1960s. Lyrics include: "Don't Bogart that joint, my friend, pass it over to me."

  by Dan Day, MA, USA, Mar 12 1998.

• Possibly from the movie The Roaring Twenties. In the movie, Jimmy Cagney offers Hymphry Bogart his cigarette to share Bogart smokes the entire thing.

  by Geoffrey W., Jul 14 2004.

noun

• butt. Origin: British.

  He fell on his bum.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• a lazy person.

  Get off your but, you bum!

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009.

• a homeless person or beggar.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009.

verb

• to be sad.

  Are you bumming about her again?

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• to borrow. Etymology: from bums (homeless people,) who "borrow" money, cigarettes, etc.

  Do you mind if I bum a few dollars from you for lunch?

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• to be given a favor.

  I bummed a ride from my friend.

  by Justin B., Jan 27 2004.

noun

• an event with a displeasing outcome. See also non-bust.

  That party was a bust.

  by Amy, Brea, CA, USA, Sep 17 1997.

• breasts.

  She's got a huge bust.

  by Zack T., Dec 22 1998.

verb

• to arrest; to be incarcerated.

  He got busted for drugs.

  by D.J. Pabst, Stroudsburg, PA, USA, Dec 19 1997.

• to cause a crowd to disperse; BREAK UP. While the police "bust" a party, rave, etc., they would typically "bust up" a fight.

  The cops busted the party.

  by D.J. Pabst, Stroudsburg, PA, USA, Dec 19 1997.

• to catch someone doing something they shouldn't.

  His girlfriend busted him sleeping with her best friend.

  by John, Canada, Nov 16 1998.

• to hurt one's self.

  He fell and busted his face on the curb.

  by Christina K., Cleveland, TX, USA, Jan 12 1999.

• to give to; hand over.

  Bust me that pen.

  by Tia, South Carolina, USA, Jun 24 1999.

• to be very unattractive.

  She's busting!

  by Anthony, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Dec 06 2002.

• to rap.

  Can you bust?

  by Jessica, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep 05 2003.

• to punch or hit.

  If you don't shut up I'm going to bust you in the mouth.

  by David R., Navasota, TX, USA, Jan 11 2004.

• to perform a turn in an automobile.

  At the light, bust a left.

  by Anonymous, Aug 05 2005.

• to ejaculate.

  Did you bust?

  by max v., Apr 24 2009.

notes

• See also bust a cap, busted.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jun 26 2009.

verb

• see bust.

  by Anthony, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Dec 06 2002.

verb

• to withdraw an item from its present storage place; RETRIEVE.

  Let's bust out those beers.

  by Alek K., Phoenix, AZ, USA, Dec 26 1998.

• to retrieve specifically money.

  I don't have any cash, so you're going to have to bust out for this.

  by David C., Yakima, WA, USA, Mar 29 1999.

• to escape.

  He busted out of prison.

  by John K., Falls Church, VA, USA, Feb 06 2002.

• to "escape" in a looser sense, i.e. to discretely exit a situation, typically at a time earlier than what would be considered to be acceptable.

  Dude, you gotta bust out of work and have a beer with me.

  by John K., Falls Church, VA, USA, Feb 06 2002.

• to accomplish a task.

  I'd like to go out tonight but I have to bust out some homework.

  by Jason D., Costa Mesa, CA, USA, Oct 04 2002.

verb

• to give to; hand over.

  Bust over the salt.

  by Tia, South Carolina, USA, Jun 24 1999.

verb

• to claim ownership, at least temporarily.

  I call shotgun!

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 01 2001.

verb

• to vomit.

  I think I'm going to chuck.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• to throw.

  Chuck that ball over here.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

• with respect to mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, and similar sports: to jump off a dropoff while moving quickly; BUNNY HOP A DROPOFF.

  She was riding really well and chucked it with style.

  by MLD, Arlington, MA, USA, Mar 09 2003.

verb

• to leave.

  I've got to cruise.

  by Jonathan Ruiz, Hemet, CA, USA, Oct 07 1997.

• to go; to drive.

  We cruised over to his house after the game.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 01 2001.

• to give. Note: usually used as a request.

  Hey, cruise a cookie over here.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 01 2001.

• to repeatedly traverse a particular stretch of road, usually with the intent of meeting members of the opposite gender.

  Let's go cruise Battlefield!

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 01 2001.

• to check out; EYE.

  Don't look now, but the guy at 3 o'clock is cruising you.

  by James W., Waterloo, ON, Canada, May 11 2003.

• to solicit anonymous sex, usually among gay males.

  He's out cruising at the baths again.

  by James W., Waterloo, ON, Canada, May 11 2003.

• to complete a task easily.

  I studied hard and totally cruised the test.

  by Robert H., Kingston, PA, USA, Jun 13 2004.