Synonyms

collogue

American

[kuh-lohg] / kəˈloʊg /

verb (used without object)

Dialect.

collogued, colloguing

to confer secretly.
to plot mischief; conspire.

collogue British

/ kɒˈləʊɡ /

verb

to confer confidentially; intrigue or conspire

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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

I will have no plotting and colloguing in my house!

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps we were too reckless in our open colloguing in the Lobby.

From Project Gutenberg

Distinctions of rank were trivial, and gallery held converse with circle, and pit collogued with box.

From Project Gutenberg

And, secondly, I have my hands full: I am at work on a brunette—the one I was colloguing with just now.

From Project Gutenberg

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