incog

[ in-kog ]

/ ɪnˈkɒg /

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adjective, adverb, noun Informal.

incognita or incognito.

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Origin of incog

First recorded in 1690–1700; by shortening

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How to use incog in a sentence

The young Pretender, followed by about fifty Scotch and Irish adventurers, meanwhile, came incog.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
True, but I learn that she means to make the entire trip incog.
The White Rose of Memphis|William C. Falkner
I played at being successful, bought my own pictures through dealers—incog., of course—at enormous prices.
Love's Usuries|Louis Creswicke
There is a well-known story of an English nobleman, desiring to remain incog.
Nuts and Nutcrackers|Charles James Lever

Present your friend to me, incog., and I'll wager—oh, anything that I shall read her like a book on sight.
A Thoughtless Yes|Helen H. Gardener

British Dictionary definitions for incog

incog.

abbreviation for

incognito

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