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A formula used (orig by children) to assert a claim to an article, or the right to act in a certain way, on the grounds that one is the first to speak up. (1866 —) .
A. A. Milne Bags I all the presents (1921);
Listener I bags be Anthony Wedgwood Benn (1968).
[From bagverb , to secure, get hold of.]
Also bags, I bags Also bags, I bags
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A formula used (orig by children) to assert a claim to an article, or the right to act in a certain way, on the grounds that one is the first to speak up. (1866 —) .
A. A. Milne Bags I all the presents (1921);
Listener I bags be Anthony Wedgwood Benn (1968).
[From bag
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