- May come from the fact that you may physically bump or budge a person when you cut them in line. It is possibly a regional slang, too.
budge
zero derivation VERB
Another way to say "to cut," as in getting in front of a person waiting in a line.
Etymology : Budge is a verb for moving an object.
Source : "He budged me at the servery and got the last piece of chicken." - Conversation with friend (Sept. 2011).
Last modified: 2 December 2011