cough

(v) to make a loud noise from the back of your throat; to release one's germs and/or diseases into the air; to make a loud noise from the back of your throat while releasing germs

The man behind us in the movie theater was coughing up something heavy... maybe we should get tested for TB.

by Jape September 28, 2004

the cough

following a large intravenous dose of methamphetamine you will get an involuntary cough and usually subsequent feeling of being out of breath. it is the pinnacle of the crystal meth rush

chad: if u don’t get the cough u ain’t slammin enough bro

by amphboy January 18, 2019

Cough on

Description of disgusting people in the wake of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic, certain people with horrible etiquette in social distancing and/or individuals deliberately coughing or otherwise expelling breath wildly and inappropriately. (Similar to the insulting names, “jerk off” and “douchebag”)

Gross, did you see that woman? She’s a real cough on!

by Not-a-cough-on March 26, 2020

*cough*

Cough:
1. Used mostly on a chat, or a forum, as a response to something awkward.
2. Used to tell others you have a cough or something.

*Any clash between real names in the example is entirely coincidental*

1:
Jamie: Hey whats 1 + 1?
Jack: *cough* Dumbass *cough*

2:
Jamie: Hey, hows it going?
Jack: I *cough* have a cough.

by Kookas April 13, 2006

cough

a handy term for sarcastically insulting someone. if you add 'cough' to something you say, it becomes sarcastic and implies the opposite. can be used online (1) and in normal conversation (2).

1)
Person A: OMG!!!!!LMAO!!!1 lYkE tHaT iS sO fUnNi!!!!!!1
Person B: Okay, you're cool, cough

2)
Jennifer: He said I was ugly! *sniff*
Ashleigh: Well, you're not, you're really quite pretty.
Hilary: Cough.

by Excellence On Stand-By October 14, 2007

cough-cough

The act of semi-discretely littering in a way that looks as though accidentally dropping the trash while suddenly and deeply coughing.

I was getting tired of holding that empty soda cup so I cough-coughed it out the window.

by Sam Dalton October 07, 2007

Cough

Coronavirus

Henry: Ya how was your day
Jim: Pretty nice, your- *coughs* sorry, just an odd cough
Henry: Yeah it's alright
Every boomer in a 6 meter radius: CORONAVIRUS!

by ChiefBokMalo May 01, 2020