cootie

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Synonyms: cookie, coolie, bootie, lootie, coontie, footie, clootie, coote, coorie, tootie, hootie

Antonyms: cookie, coolie, bootie, lootie, coontie, footie, clootie, coote, coorie, tootie, hootie

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|dated|British Army|_|military slang|or|North America|colloquial}} A [[louse]] ({{taxfmt|Pediculus humanus|species}}).
2. {{senseid|en|childishly imaginary contaminant or pathogen}} {{lb|en|North America|Australia|colloquial|childish|usually|in the plural}} Any [[germ]] or [[contaminant]], real or [[imagine]]d, especially from the opposite [[gender]] (for pre-[[pubescent]] children).
3. {{lb|en|rare}} A nest-building female [[American coot]] (counterpart to [[cooter]]).
4. {{lb|en|rare|slang}} A [[sideswiper]], a type of telegraph key.

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