Definitions for cooty

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cooty coot·y

Spelling: [koo-tee]

IPA: /ˈku ti/

Cooty is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 34 anagrams from letters in cooty (cooty).

Definitions for cooty

noun

1. cootie1 .
2. cootie2 .
3. a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
4. a child's term for an imaginary germ or disease that one can catch by touching a person who is disliked or socially avoided:
5. a wooden container, especially a wooden bowl, for storing or serving food or drink.

Origin of cooty

1910-15; perhaps Malay kutu biting body louse, with final syllable conformed to -ie

Examples for cooty

"cooty" was seen to go rigid for a moment, and then he quickly rolled to one side to make way for "Number Two" to take his place.

If it is possible to get a louse pomade called Harrison's in this country, send it, as it is a cooty killer.

"cooty" would not have that, but calmly began to refill an empty magazine.

Poor "cooty," who had lost his left foot as well, passed out shortly after, was a Guardsman at one time.

So far as I know, it is the only thing sold that will do the cooty in.

The new "Number One" saw that "cooty" had lost three fingers, and told him to retire.