cootie

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I also used to love the folded up fortune tellers (some people called the cootie catchers) that honestly, used to contain mostly mean fortunes! redjet on March 11th 2009 at 10: 18am view redjet's

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  1. noun Slang A body louse.

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  • Surely science could find an answer for these cootie-based contaminants? —  The Toque
  • I also used to love the folded up fortune tellers (some people called the cootie catchers) that honestly, used to contain mostly mean fortunes! redjet on March 11th 2009 at 10: 18am view redjet's —  Apartment Therapy Main
  • But even though I enjoyed the game as a kid, my favorite cootie was a musician - Charles —  Geezer Music Club
  • Green journos: scientific and idealistic and ignorant and cootie-covered —  Grist - the Latest from Grist
  • For story: Green journos: scientific and idealistic and ignorant and cootie-covered —  Grist - the Latest from Grist
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