collogue

English

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 (“I speak”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒˈləʊɡ/

Verb

collogue (third-person singular simple present collogues, present participle colloguing, simple past and past participle collogued)

1. (intransitive) To simulate belief.
2. (transitive) To coax; to flatter.
3. (rare) To talk privately or secretly; to conspire.
   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     And then it seems that she collogued with her master and heard word of a subtler device.

   • 1904, Edith Nesbit, The New Treasure Seekers, Chapter 1:

     "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."

   • 1937, Helen Simpson, Under Capricorn (fiction):

     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."

   • 1861, George Eliot, Silas Marner (fiction), William Blackwood and Sons:

     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?

References

• Bryan A[ndrew] Garner (2009) “collogue; colloque”, in Garner’s Modern American Usage, 3rd edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 165, columns 1–2.

Scots

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈloɡ/

Noun

collogue (plural collogues)

1. talk, conversation, interview
   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     I have no skill of fancy to tell of that dark collogue, but the upshot was that Alison swore by her lost soul and the pride of sin to bring the lass into thrall to her master.

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Verb

collogue (third-person singular simple present collogues, present participle colloguin, simple past collogued, past participle collogued)

1. to talk, chat