incog
adjective
incognita or incognito.
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incog
American
[in-kog]
/ ɪnˈkɒg /
adjective
Informal.
incog.
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of incog
First recorded in 1690–1700; by shortening
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I cannot tell you my secret yet I pass incog, as a man of respected and admired talent; you shall see the proofs of this some day.
From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Theophila Carlile Campbell
Affairs of the heart prosper best in secret, without the aid of meddling or officious outsiders; and for that reason, if for no other, Bowles desired to remain incog.
From Bat Wing Bowles by Dane Coolidge
Their dress is picturesque; and I have seen the Capitan Pacha, more than once, wearing it as a kind of incog.
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Ernest Hartley Coleridge
Why, such dreams in red and green Had ne'er before upon the boards of Yankeedom been seen; And my proud name was heralded,—oh that I'd gone incog.
From Second Book of Verse by Eugene Field
It had one ingredient pleasurable enough to secure its good reception—it was new—nobody had ever before dreamt of his Majesty making a tour into the provinces incog.
From Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
"We think we are travelling incog., but our reputation has preceded us."
From In Pastures New by George Ade
Wednesday, we dined at home, and went incog. to the theatre at night, to Murray's box; the pieces admirably done, and M'Ian in the Two Drovers quite wonderful and most affecting.
From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by John Forster
In the course of the day the King landed incog., and went through the town; and towards night, the Madagascar sailed away for Syra.
From Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 by John Auldjo
It's being done in the best circles," says I. "These calls incog. are gettin' to be bad form.
From Wilt Thou Torchy by Sewell Ford
At the banquet the king took his station, incog. in a little closet made out of the cloyster of St. Stephen's, on the right side of the hall.
From Coronation Anecdotes by Giles Gossip
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