Meaning & use
cooties
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An imaginary germ or contamination that children playfully claim to catch from someone, especially the opposite sex.
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The kids on the playground shrieked and ran, convinced they'd catch cooties.
He refused to hold his sister's hand, joking that she had cooties.
A note on using this word
A lighthearted piece of childhood slang with no real medical meaning, used mainly in playful teasing.
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