cagey
The origin and history of cagey.
Etymology
An American colloquial term of unclear origin, first recorded in the early 1900s. Some suggest a link to the wary, closed-off behavior of a caged animal, but this is only a guess.
Class of 1900
cagey first entered the language around 1900. Other words from the same year:
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