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cootie

The correct spelling is cootie.

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noun

Say it like: Coo-tee

The correct spelling is cootie. A louse (Pediculus humanus). For example: "I’m not drinking from his glass until I wash the cooties off it."

Usage Examples

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

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A louse (Pediculus humanus).
  2. 2.A louse (Pediculus humanus).
  3. 3.(usually in the plural) Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children).
  4. 4.A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).
  5. 5.A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.

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