Cogging

/ˈkɔɡɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The act of cheating or tricking someone, especially at games or gambling; the process of fitting cogs or gears together.

Etymology

From the verb 'cog' with the gerund suffix '-ing'. Can derive from either the cheating sense (Old Norse origin) or the mechanical sense of fitting cogs to machinery.

Kelly Says

Cogging has a double life: it can mean either sneakily cheating someone (old-timey con artist style) or the technical process of assembling gears in a machine!

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