Cooties

noun

/ˈkuːtiz/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA louse (Pediculus humanus).

2.nounA louse (Pediculus humanus).

3.noun(usually in the plural) Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children).

"I’m not drinking from his glass until I wash the cooties off it."

4.nounA nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).

5.nounA sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.

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