bagsy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Respelling and grammatical repurposing of bags I, as used to claim something for oneself, for example, Bags I have the top bunk!.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Verb[edit]
bagsy (third-person singular simple present bagsies, present participle bagsying, simple past and past participle bagsied)
- (transitive, informal) To make a verbal claim to.
- I bagsy the top bunk of the bed.
- 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
- “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.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
verbal claim
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