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Rarecooties
The correct spelling is cooties.
How to pronounce cooties
noun
IPA: /ˈkuːtiz/
Say it like: Coo-tee-s
The correct spelling is cooties. 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.A louse (Pediculus humanus).
- 2.A louse (Pediculus humanus).
- 3.(usually in the plural) Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children).
- 4.A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).
- 5.A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.
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