cootie

coo·tie

C0626000 (ko͞o′tē)n. Slang A body louse.

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[Probably from Malay kutu.]

cootie

(ˈkuːtɪ) n (Animals) US and NZ a slang name for the body louse. Also called (NZ): kutu See louse¹[C20: perhaps from Malay or Māori kutu louse]

coot•ie

(ˈku ti)

n. Informal. a body louse. [1910–15; perhaps < Malay kutu]

Cootie

Colloquial for head louse.

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Noun

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cootie - a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beingsbody louse, Pediculus corporislouse, sucking louse - wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animalsgenus Pediculus, Pediculus - type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans

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