Значение
значений: 4(British Army, Канада, США, разговорное, устаревшее, сленг)A louse (Pediculus humanus).
(Австралия, Канада, США, childish, разговорное, обычно во множественном числе)Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children).
I’m not drinking from his glass until I wash the cooties off it.
(редкое)A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).
(редкое, сленг)A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.
- a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
Примеры
предложений: 5Tom has cooties.
Tom is scared of cooties.
Kids are told they're going to catch "cooties" if they play with the opposite sex.
Did you know that George Bush's bush has cooties?
What? You played with Jim? Eww, you're gonna get cooties.
Происхождение
Probably from Malay kutu (“flea, louse”) (and/or Tagalog/Māori). First attested in EnglishProbably from Malay kutu (“flea, louse”) (and/or Tagalog/Māori). First attested in English in 1917 as British army slang during World War I.
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Формы
мн. число: cootiesСинонимы
синонимов: 2- a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings:body lousePediculus corporis