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Coug it

Coug it verb: to fail; to blow it, often by making a mistake at the last moment.

Verb

Coug it (third-person singular simple present Cougs it, present participle Couging it, simple past and past participle Couged it)

  1. (US, slang) To fail; to blow it, often by making a mistake at the last moment.
    • Did Washington State Coug it when it named Martin Stadium 35 years ago? Or is everyone all right with the fact that Clarence D. Martin was a Husky?2005 May 10, “'The big ugly secret' of WSU's stadium”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023

Forms of Coug it

third-person singular presentCougs it
present participleCouging it
past participleCouged it
pastCouged it

Origin of Coug it

In reference to the Washington State Cougars, whose football team has a reputation for losing games after an initial lead.

Questions about Coug it

What does Coug it mean?
Coug it means to fail; to blow it, often by making a mistake at the last moment.
What part of speech is Coug it?
Coug it is a verb.
What is the past tense of Coug it?
The past tense of Coug it is Couged it.

Words near Coug it in the dictionary

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

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