cootie

or coot·y

[ koo-tee ]

/ ˈku ti /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cootie ON THESAURUS.COM

noun plural coot·ies.Informal.

a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.

a child's term for an imaginary germ or disease that one can catch by touching a person who is disliked or socially avoided: The girls at camp thought the boys had cooties.

Origin of cootie

1910–15; perhaps <Malay kutu biting body louse, with final syllable conformed to -ie

Words nearby cootie

Coos, Coos Bay, coot, cootch, cooter, cootie, cooty, Coover, co-own, cooze, cop

Definition for cootie (2 of 2)

cootie²

or coot·y

[ koo-tee ]

/ ˈku ti /

noun Scot.

a wooden container, especially a wooden bowl, for storing or serving food or drink.

Origin of cootie

1775–85; variant of Scots cood, of uncertain origin

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Example sentences from the Web for cootie

Can you instruct someone how to make an origami ‘cootie catcher’ with just words?
Can You Answer These 10 Oddball Job Interview Questions Asked at America’s Top Tech Companies?|Brian Ries|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
About a year later, I wrote another piece for Slate with the headline, “ The Cootie Factor.”
The Resurrection of Tom Cruise|Kim Masters|May 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The tale is even told of cootie fights during long, rainy winter evenings which must be spent indoors.
Down the Mother Lode|Vivia Hemphill
A soldier was going over the top when one of his cootie friends bit him on the calf.
A Yankee in the Trenches|R. Derby Holmes

They found that the underwear was indeed death to the cootie.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
The worst thing about the cootie is that there is no remedy for him.
A Yankee in the Trenches|R. Derby Holmes
But the cootie in the front line trenches was not altogether an enemy.
In the Flash Ranging Service|Edward Alva Trueblood

British Dictionary definitions for cootie

cootie

/ (ˈkuːtɪ) /

noun

US and NZ a slang name for the body louseAlso called (NZ): kutu See louse (def. 1)

Word Origin for cootie

C20: perhaps from Malay or Māori kutu louse

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cootie
释义	cootie ¹ or coot·y [ koo-tee ] / ˈku ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cootie ON THESAURUS.COM noun plural coot·ies.Informal. a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse. a child's term for an imaginary germ or disease that one can catch by touching a person who is disliked or socially avoided: The girls at camp thought the boys had cooties. Origin of cootie ¹ 1910–15; perhaps <Malay kutu biting body louse, with final syllable conformed to -ie Words nearby cootie Coos, Coos Bay, coot, cootch, cooter, cootie, cooty, Coover, co-own, cooze, cop Definition for cootie (2 of 2) cootie² or coot·y [ koo-tee ] / ˈku ti / noun Scot. a wooden container, especially a wooden bowl, for storing or serving food or drink. Origin of cootie ² 1775–85; variant of Scots cood, of uncertain origin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cootie Can you instruct someone how to make an origami ‘cootie catcher’ with just words? Can You Answer These 10 Oddball Job Interview Questions Asked at America’s Top Tech Companies?\|Brian Ries\|January 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST About a year later, I wrote another piece for Slate with the headline, “ The Cootie Factor.” The Resurrection of Tom Cruise\|Kim Masters\|May 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The tale is even told of cootie fights during long, rainy winter evenings which must be spent indoors. Down the Mother Lode\|Vivia Hemphill A soldier was going over the top when one of his cootie friends bit him on the calf. A Yankee in the Trenches\|R. Derby Holmes They found that the underwear was indeed death to the cootie. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell The worst thing about the cootie is that there is no remedy for him. A Yankee in the Trenches\|R. Derby Holmes But the cootie in the front line trenches was not altogether an enemy. In the Flash Ranging Service\|Edward Alva Trueblood British Dictionary definitions for cootie cootie / (ˈkuːtɪ) / noun US and NZ a slang name for the body louseAlso called (NZ): kutu See louse (def. 1) Word Origin for cootie C20: perhaps from Malay or Māori kutu louse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cootie tick, vermin, pest, mite, bee, butterfly, gnat, dragonfly, moth, grasshopper, spider, cockroach, termite, ant, mosquito, beetle, flea, fruit fly, aphid, ladybug
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cootie

or coot·y

noun plural coot·ies.Informal.

Origin of cootie

Words nearby cootie

Definition for cootie (2 of 2)

or coot·y

noun Scot.

Origin of cootie

Example sentences from the Web for cootie

British Dictionary definitions for cootie

noun

Word Origin for cootie

Words related to cootie