collogue
Americanverb (used without object)
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to confer secretly.
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to plot mischief; conspire.
verb
Etymology
Origin of collogue
First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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But he is kind of a friend and a collogue, so he does recommend him, in a non-recommending way.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2024
And how long have you been so thick with Dunsey that you must collogue with him to embezzle my money?
From Silas Marner by Eliot, George
At night I see the two hold a sort of a collogue abaft the wheel, when I was on my trick at the helm.
From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. by Various
If they want to collogue an’ palaver, why don’t they go som’ers else?”
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various
It sufficed for him to recognize her, as men, without start or surprise, absolutely and infallibly do recognize and collogue with the creatures of their delirium.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
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