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cootie
noun
A louse.
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Treatment Some regions treat cooties via use of cootie catchers, made of folded paper.
(for "cootie protection") on hands, or occasionally sneakers, can boost immunity to cooties.
There are two subspecies, Pediculus humanus capitis, the head louse, and P. humanus humanus, the body louse, or cootie.
The male candidates have asked for verification that Carly Fiorina has received her cootie shots prior to sharing the stage with her.
Risk of cootie infection remains high in the United States.
Immunization: History and Application In 1946, prominent Austrian cootie researcher Earnest Von Reälname famously developed the cootie immunization, vastly improving public welfare.
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Not even the most insecure, cootie-phobic teenage boy could look at him right now and see something aspirational, and that's a good thing.
When I heard that she and her partner, Paul Thomas Anderson, the director of "Boogie Nights," had moved into a SoHo loft only to discover that these parasitic insects had gotten there first, I felt slightly less cootie-fied, why, even a bit chic.
The great virtuosos of the second category included saxophonists Lester Young, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, and Ben Webster; trumpeters Roy Eldridge, Buck Clayton, Henry ("Red") Allen, and Cootie Williams; pianists Teddy Wilson and Earl Hines; guitarist Charlie Christian; bassists Walter Page and Jimmy Blanton; trombonists Jack Teagarden and Dicky Wells; and singer Billie Holiday.
By 1939 40 permutations of Goodman's small groups included guitarist Charlie Christian and trumpeter Cootie Williams.
1. Cootie Stark, "High Yellow," featuring Taj Mahal.
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