Bagsie or Bogsie

[Richard Hyett]

To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".

Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

[Ian Jackson]

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

I thought it WAS 'BAGS I', ie 'I bag'.
Ian.
--

[Jim Scott]

Post by Ian Jackson

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

I thought it WAS 'BAGS I', ie 'I bag'.
Ian.

Yep I'm with you.
Only common peeple said bagsie :o)

[DaveG]

Post by Jim Scott
Yep I'm with you.
Only common peeple said bagsie :o)

Common and proud of it!
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[Paul Heslop]

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

Bags, definitely.

[Michael Bell]

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

For me it was always "bAgsy". That's what I remember, and it makes more sense
anyway.

Michael Bell

--

[phil henry]

On 7 Dec 2005 14:41:52 -0800, "Richard Hyett"

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

Bags

[phil henry]

On 7 Dec 2005 14:41:52 -0800, "Richard Hyett"

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

One dictionary of slang has "this term is an extension of bag to kill
game and hence claim it as one's own, literally, to add it to one's
bag]"

http://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/***@0176595374+0/-/p/dict/slang-b.html?

[warwick hunt]

On 7 Dec 2005 14:41:52 -0800, "Richard Hyett"

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

bogs.

when someone had sweets we used to shout "arties" - and demand a
sweet.
anyone know where that came from?

w.h.

[Paul Heslop]

Post by phil henry
On 7 Dec 2005 14:41:52 -0800, "Richard Hyett"

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

bogs.
when someone had sweets we used to shout "arties" - and demand a
sweet.
anyone know where that came from?
w.h.

sarnds cockney mate, like

:O)

[Andrew]

Post by warwick hunt
when someone had sweets we used to shout "arties" - and demand a
sweet.
anyone know where that came from?
w.h.

Sweets were "kets" when I were a lad (giz a ket)... and it was Baggsy

--
Cheers,
Andrew
I believe no problem is so large or so difficult that it can't be blamed on
somebody else.

[Steve E.]

Post by warwick hunt
when someone had sweets we used to shout "arties" - and demand a
sweet.
anyone know where that came from?
w.h.

Unless you got in with "Nee Arties" first ;-)

Cheors

Steve E.
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[Dominic Cronin]

On 7 Dec 2005 14:41:52 -0800, "Richard Hyett"

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

bagzee

[Him over there]

Post by phil henry
On 7 Dec 2005 14:41:52 -0800, "Richard Hyett"

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

bagzee

Absolutely. It sounded just like that. 'Bagzee the forst kick o' the
baall' ...

[LaurieF]

Post by Him over there

Post by phil henry
On 7 Dec 2005 14:41:52 -0800, "Richard Hyett"

Post by Richard Hyett
To bagsie something is to stake your claim for it. You'd hear it in
sentences like "I bagsie the back seat" or "Bagsie first go on the
dodgems!".
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

bagzee

Absolutely. It sounded just like that. 'Bagzee the forst kick o' the
baall' ...

Just "Bags" where I came from (Morpeth), originally.

LaurieF

[The Man Himself]

Post by Richard Hyett
Was it bagsie or bogsie? for us it was always bagsie, pronounced BAGS I

"Bogsie" for me when I was at school.
At that time I had a friend who went to school on the other side of
Newcastle (which seemed like the other side of the world back when I was
that young) and there were often subtle differences between phrases he
picked up from schoo and phrases which I heard at my school. I'm sure that
one of his phrases was "bugsie" - yet another variation.
I guess its a bit like that game where kids chase each other aroung the
playground - "tig"? "tag"?? "tug"??? (at our school it was "tig", IIRC)