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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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