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can cough 

Coughing, clearing your throat, or making some noise while in a public bathroom stall to let people entering the bathroom know not to even try the stall door. Especially used when door lock is missing or doesn't work.
man #1 enters bathroom and heads towards stall
can cough comes from behind stall door
man #2 uses different stall
can cough by kfw July 18, 2006
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Sympathy Cough

When someone coughs near you, and you or someone else near, coughs without the real necessity to do so.
On train, random guy out of eyesight coughs.

Girl one coughs.

Girl two says "That was so a sympathy cough."

Girl one says "Yeah, like I don't even have thyroid fever."

Girl two says "I don't even know you."

KFC Cough 

When you've consumed a large amount of greasy food (typically KFC or other fast food) and the accumulated grease and mucus in your throat forces you to cough.
-leaving a fast food chain-

Ted: -cough- -cough-

Jack: You shouldn't have wolfed down that big mac so fast.

Ted- I know, got such a bad KFC cough.
KFC Cough by stripy_tie November 7, 2010

Condemnation Cough 

This is the fake cough that non-smokers give to someone smoking, even in an outdoor setting. It is generally characterized by one dry cough and accompanied by a dirty look.
Fred: Hey, I think Mike is getting sick. I was outside smoking, and he walked past me coughing.

Bill: Naw, man, that's just a condemnation cough.
Condemnation Cough by Skuldseidhr November 9, 2011

Dutch cough 

Please cover your asshole when you dutch cough.
Dutch cough by Hello its M D May 21, 2008

rock cough 

Is the name given to a cough that develops after smoking crystal meth.
"By the sounds of that rock cough, I'd say you had a big one then?"
rock cough by dj shiva August 13, 2007