Coug

plural Cougs

1. abbreviationclippingslangClipping of Cougar (“a student or alumnus of the Washington State University, or Brigham Young University”).

   Unlike Miller, I don't know if this should bother me or not, though I always assumed Clarence D. Martin must have been a Coug of some sort.

   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

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   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