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(n.) 1. Something you do to disguise what you're saying to mock the person spoken to. 2. A hack, splutter, clearing of the throat.
(v.) To hack, splutter, or clear the throat.
(v.) To hack, splutter, or clear the throat.
by papermachete October 30, 2005
2
(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 27, 2004
3
Something that will make everyone look at you and move away from you now a days because of coronavirus
by Ligma,BofA,Candis,sugma,yuri March 21, 2020
4
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.
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
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A cough is when you clear out something from the throat. This can usually happen when someone is sick, chocking, or just when your throat suddenly starts hurting.
Faith: *drinks water*
Faith: *swallows wrong*
Faith: *starts chocking*
Amanda: You ok Faith?
Faith: Yeah, *cough cough* I just swallowed wrong...
Amanda: That must be uncomfortable!
Faith: *swallows wrong*
Faith: *starts chocking*
Amanda: You ok Faith?
Faith: Yeah, *cough cough* I just swallowed wrong...
Amanda: That must be uncomfortable!
by Trinity:) January 07, 2020