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Coug it
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English
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Etymology
In reference to the Washington State Cougars, whose football team has a reputation for losing games after an initial lead.
Verb
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en US slang To fail; to blow it, often by making a mistake at the last moment.
en 'The big ugly secret' of WSU's stadium w:Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington 2005-05-10 https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Go-2-Guy-The-big-ugly-secret-of-WSU-s-stadium-1172927.php 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? https://web.archive.org/web/20230322022822/https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/go-2-guy-the-big-ugly-secret-of-wsu-s-stadium-1172927.php
Further reading
https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/couged-it/