Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
cooties — 1917, see COOTIE (Cf. cootie) … Etymology dictionary
Cooties — For other uses, see Cootie (disambiguation). Cooties is, in American childlore, a kind of infectious disease. The term may have originated with references to lice, fleas, and other parasites. A child is said to catch cooties through any form of… … Wikipedia
cooties — noun (plural) AmE informal 1 old use lice (louse1 (1)) that you have in your hair 2 have cooties spoken used by children to insult another child: Jenny has cooties! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cooties — [“kudiz] n. real or imagined lice. □ Randy pulled back from me like I had cooties or something. What’s wrong with me? □ You have cooties, crotch pheasants, and bad breath. What do you expect? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Cooties Reef — aerial view of Vansittart Island with Cooties reef as a bright speck below Cooties Reef is a narrow islet, with an area of 0.15 ha, in south eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between … Wikipedia
cooties — n. lice, louse (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
Computer Cooties — Studio album by Busdriver Released October 6, 2010 Recorded 2010 Genre Hip hop … Wikipedia
Cockroach Cooties — Author(s) Laurence Yep Country United States … Wikipedia
Hairspray (2007 film) — Hairspray Theatrical release poster Directed by Adam Shankman Produced by … Wikipedia
Letterboxing — is an outdoor hobby that combines elements of orienteering, art and puzzle solving. Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly accessible places (like parks) and distribute clues to finding the box in printed catalogs, on one of… … Wikipedia
