Used in a Sentence

cootie

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cootie.

Editorial note

Okay, so if you believe me so far, it should be possible to build a male-cootie free language on top of a simulated turing machine.

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Quick take

(dated, British Army military slang or Canada, US, colloquial) A louse (Pediculus humanus).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cootie gathered in one view.

noun

(dated, British Army military slang or Canada, US, colloquial) A louse (Pediculus humanus).

noun

(rare) A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).

noun

(rare, slang) A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cootie.

noun

(dated, British Army military slang or Canada, US, colloquial) A louse (Pediculus humanus).

noun

(rare) A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).

noun

(rare, slang) A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.

Example sentences

1

Okay, so if you believe me so far, it should be possible to build a male-cootie free language on top of a simulated turing machine.

2

If so, I would think that would alleviate most people's cootie fears.

3

It's like kindergarteners giving each other cootie shots.

4

I don't know how many hundred dollars it cost them to buy a couple dozen devices or how much it costs to wipe each one down and put it back under the infrared/anti-cootie lamp each use.

5

Cootie had me looking at youtube videos on how to set dice to end the agony quicker...

6

It works like this: Several initial Avatars are infected with a "Cootie" head.

7

I had the Cootie-Catcher's one [1] and the speech bubbles and extreme angle photography was prevalent and reminded me of the Head First books.

8

I'm aware of the term "coochie" as slang for vagina, but not "cootie".

9

I don't know about you, but if I learned that my doctor, with whom I trust my health, spent 4-6 hours a week in a class where they learned to say "Circle Circle Dot Dot, now you got the cootie shot" like a kindergarten rhyme...

10

> which is apparently pronounced similar to "cootie" Which is slang for "vagina." Why not "cutie" or "cutty?" Did we learn nothing from Quibi's failure?

Quote examples

1

It works like this: Several initial Avatars are infected with a "Cootie" head.

2

I'm aware of the term "coochie" as slang for vagina, but not "cootie".

3

I don't know about you, but if I learned that my doctor, with whom I trust my health, spent 4-6 hours a week in a class where they learned to say "Circle Circle Dot Dot, now you got the cootie shot" like a kindergarten rhyme...

4

> which is apparently pronounced similar to "cootie" Which is slang for "vagina." Why not "cutie" or "cutty?" Did we learn nothing from Quibi's failure?

Proper noun examples

1

Cootie had me looking at youtube videos on how to set dice to end the agony quicker...

2

I had the Cootie-Catcher's one [1] and the speech bubbles and extreme angle photography was prevalent and reminded me of the Head First books.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cootie in a sentence?

Okay, so if you believe me so far, it should be possible to build a male-cootie free language on top of a simulated turing machine.

What does cootie mean?

(dated, British Army military slang or Canada, US, colloquial) A louse (Pediculus humanus).

What part of speech is cootie?

cootie is commonly used as noun.