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cootie (ko̵̅o̅t′ē)

noun

Slang a louse

Etymology: Brit WWI army slang, earlier a seaman's term < Malay kutu, dog tick

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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