[Ads-l] Antedating of "Bogart"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

This citation for "bogarted" seems to fit the sense of "To force,
coerce; to bully, intimidate."

Date: June 13, 1953
Newspaper: Citizen News
Newspaper Location: Hollywood, California
Article: For the Record
Author: John Hall
Quote Page 6, Column 1 and 2
Database: Newspapers.com
https://www.newspapers.com/image/683825409/?match=1&terms=%20bogarted

[Begin excerpt]
At this point, for no special reason at all, I was beginning to lose
my confidence.
"Gimme that form," I Bogarted at my cohorts as I knocked them flat on
the fancy Club House floor.
You get that way after a few races.
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM Shapiro, Fred
<00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
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> bogart (OED 1965)
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> 1959 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 15 Feb. Teen section 5/4 (Newspapers.com)
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> Boys who break into lines or take charge without permission are said to be "bogarting."
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> Fred Shapiro
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