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Noun: cootie  koo-tee
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
    "Soldiers in the trenches suffered from infestations of cooties";
    - body louse, Pediculus corporis

Derived forms: cooties

Type of: louse, sucking louse

Part of: genus Pediculus, Pediculus

Encyclopedia: Cootie