incog
adjective
incognita or incognito.
incog
American
[in-kog]
/ ɪnˈkɒg /
adjective
Informal.
incog.
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of incog
First recorded in 1690–1700; by shortening
Example Sentences
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And another reason for goin’ there: I knowed the savin’ sperit of my pardner, and I thought he would ruther git a free meal than to keep his incognito incog.
From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta
Let me tell him in a few brief words what I think of his heartless cruelty—But no, I was forgetting,—I am here incog.
From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Lever, Charles James
I didn't know you had to travel incog.
From Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
"It's this way, Douglas," he said, "I give you my word I'm straight and all right, but I'm unraveling a mystery, and I'm incog for the present."
From The Come Back by Wells, Carolyn
"Oh, we 'll respect your incog all right, if that's what's troubling you," promised Baldo.
From The Lady Paramount by Harland, Henry
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