bagsy

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verb

To make a verbal claim to.

“I bagsy the top bunk of the bed.”

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Meanings

verbbagsy (third-person singular simple present bagsies, present participle bagsying, simple past and past participle bagsied)

present singular third person bagsies · participle present bagsying · participle past bagsied · past bagsied

  1. informaltransitiveTo make a verbal claim to.

    I bagsy the top bunk of the bed.

    1 more example

    “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

    Synonyms: shotgun, bags

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make a verbal claim to.

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shotgunbags
Also see
bagsdibs

Origin

Respelling and grammatical repurposing of bags I, as used to claim something for oneself, for example, Bags I have the top bunk!.

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Translations

Hungarian stipi-stopi
  • stipi-stopiverbal claim
Cite this entry
APA

bagsy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bagsy

MLA

“bagsy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bagsy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bagsy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bagsy.

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