Значення
значень: 4(British Army, Канада, США, розмовне, застаріле, сленг)A louse (Pediculus humanus).
(Австралія, Канада, США, childish, розмовне, зазвичай у множині)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.
(рідковживане)A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).
(рідковживане, сленг)A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.
- a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
Приклади
речень: 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.
Походження
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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Форми
множина: cootiesСиноніми
синонімів: 2- a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings:body lousePediculus corporis