Coug it

verb

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person Cougs it · participle present Couging it · participle past Couged it · past Couged it

  1. USslangTo 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

Origin

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

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APA

Coug it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coug%20it

MLA

“Coug it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coug%20it. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coug it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coug%20it.

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