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cagey

adj.
US //ˈkeɪdʒi// UK //kˈeɪdʒi// cagey
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Origin

Initially US colloquial, of unknown origin. A connection with the behavior of caged prisoners (wary and closed-lipped) and caged animals (wary) has been speculated. If so, by surface analysis, cage + -y.

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