Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bagsy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
bagsy
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a verbal claim to.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

bagsies (present, singular) bagsying (participle, present) bagsied (participle, past) bagsied (past)

Frequently Paired Words

dibs

Synonyms

shotgun bags

Questions

What does bagsy mean?
To make a verbal claim to.
Where does bagsy come from?
Respelling and grammatical repurposing of bags I, as used to claim something for oneself, for example, Bags I have the top bunk!.

How to pronounce bagsy

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