cagey

(Englisch)

  1. Wary, careful, shrewd.
  2. Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈkeɪd͡ʒi/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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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