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Coug

/kuːɡ/

Coug is the clipping of Cougar.

Meaning of Cougar

Noun

Cougar (plural Cougars)

  1. (slang) A student or alumnus of the Washington State University.
    • The most helpful part of having a Washington State MBA is using the Cougar connection. Boeing is the most common example; you can always find a Cougar at Boeing who is in the department you're interested in. Once a Coug always a Coug.2007, Carolyn C. Wise, Stephanie Hauser, The Business School Buzz Book, page 572
    Synonyms:
    Coug

See all 3 meanings of cougar

Forms of Coug

pluralCougs

Words formed from Coug

Questions about Coug

What is Coug the clipping of?
Coug is the clipping of Cougar.
How do you pronounce Coug?
Coug is pronounced /kuːɡ/.

Words near Coug in the dictionary

  1. Couey
  2. Coueys
  3. Coufal
  4. Coufals
  5. Couflens
  6. Coug
  7. Coug it
  8. Cougal
  9. cougar
  10. cougarhood
  11. cougaring

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Coug (page history and authors); Cougar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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