Define Cough Meaning

Cough
(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.


*cough*Fuckin asshole cunthead cocklicker motherfucker!cough*
By Ilse
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 Shelley
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 Amanda
Cough
confess to criminal offence of some kind - English criminal argot

He coughed to the robbery
By Elisa
Cough Cough
cough cough is used to subtly imply that you know something that someone else doesn't. The person who it is "used on" will then begin to suspect something is suspicious with the phrase "cough cough" and will begin to wonder what it means. Mostly, "cough cough" is pronounced as a word, instead of being actually "coughed out".

Harry: "Hey, I heard Sue went out with Mark"
BoB: "oh yeah, cough cough"
Harry: *wdf, does he know something that I don't? Holy crap he's H@Rd
By Eddie
*Cough Cough*
Those special times when you can't say something, so you just, ya know, sort of cough...

"Yeah, he's such a,"
"Hey Son!"
"*Cough Cough*
By Mellie
Coughing

I think that one is coughing better not get too close!
By Carilyn
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 Zita
Coughing
a) When someone acts or says something that figuratively makes you sick.

b) When someone is just wrong in general, often due to being an unpleasant or actively ignorant person.

Is pronounced like the word "coffin"

a) Person 1: *does something dumb*

Person 2: You mad coughing right now, my guy.

b) Person 1: "Hey, I'm new in town."

Person 2: "Stay away from Bob. He stays coughing and will ruin your life."
By Charlene
*cough*
Used on forums, chat, etc. to represent awkwardness, or break silence. Rarely used to actually represent coughing, unless someone is explaining how they have the flu or something.

1. Denny: So...
Angela: ...
Jo: *cough*

2. Greg: I don't feel so good :( *cough*
By Loutitia