Cootie Definition
cootie
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English
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From Malay kutu (“flea, louse”).
Pronunciation
/'kuːti/
Noun
cootie (plural cooties)
- (North America, colloquial) A louse.
- (North America, colloquial, childish, usually plural) Any germs or contaminants, real or imagined, especially germs from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children).
- I’m not drinking from his glass until I wash the cooties off it.
Synonyms
- boy germs
- girl germs
See also
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