Louse Definition
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English
Etymology
From Middle English lows(e), from Old English lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs (cf. West Frisian lûs, Dutch luis, German Laus), from Proto-Indo-European *lus (cf. Welsh llau ‘lice’, Tocharian luwa, Russian vošĭ, Persian rišk, Sanskrit yūkā).
Pronunciation
Noun
louse (plural lice or (nonstandard) louses)
- A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera.
- (colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who has recently taken an action considered deceitful or indirectly harmful.
Synonyms
- (insect): (North America) cootie
- (contemptible person): maggot, worm
Derived terms
- body louse
- booklouse
- crab louse
- head louse
- lousy
- pubic louse
- sea louse
- three skips of a louse
Verb
louse (third-person singular simple present louses, present participle lousing, simple past and past participle loused)
Translations
worthless person
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