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Etymology edit

In reference to the Washington State Cougars, whose football team has a reputation for losing games after an initial lead.

Verb edit

Coug it (third-person singular simple present Cougs it, present participle Couging it, simple past and past participle Couged it)

  1. (US, slang) To fail; to blow it, often by making a mistake at the last moment.