collogue
/kɒˈləʊɡ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "You let Dunsey have it, sir? And how long have you been so thick with Dunsey that you must collogue with him to embezzle my money?"
- "And then it seems that she collogued with her master and heard word of a subtler device."
- ""I see him," said the housemaid. "He was colloguing with the butcher in the yard a bit since. He'd got a brown-paper parcel. Perhaps he got a lift home.""
- "Ay, well, what I say - " Flusky frowned, endeavouring to put into words just what he did say, when he collogued with his own thoughts. "What I say: in a country where everything's to do, the hands has a chance to put themselves equal with the head.""
- "You dare to collogue about me with such a [contemnible] manner of speech?!"
Etymology
First attested in 1590s (as colloguing), presumably from colleague (“to associate”) and French colloque (“secret meeting”), from Latin colloquium (English colloquy), possibly influenced by dialogue. Ultimately from Latin collega (“a partner in office”) + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech; oration; discourse”), perhaps partly via Latin loquor (“to speak”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: colloque, colloquium, collega, λόγος, loquor
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /kɒˈləʊɡ/