fat cough

Intermediate 📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Definition

A strategic fake cough deployed to mask heavy breathing after physical exertion, allowing someone to save face by implying they're sick rather than out of shape. The ultimate performance art of plausible deniability on staircases everywhere.

Example Usage

He climbed one flight of stairs and immediately did a fat cough so nobody would notice he was winded.

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