COOTIE

Etymology

Noun

cootie (plural cooties)

(dated, British Army military slang) A louse (Pediculus humanus).

(North America, colloquial) A louse (Pediculus humanus).

(North America, colloquial, childish, usually, in the plural) Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children).

(rare) A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).

(rare, slang) A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.

Hyponyms

• (germ or contaminant): boy germ, girl germ

Source: Wiktionary

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