cootie

Questions about cootie

What does cootie mean?

cootie means "a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings".

How many syllables are in cootie?

cootie has 2 syllables and divides as coo-tie under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cootie?

Close synonyms include body louse, Pediculus corporis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cootie a common word?

cootie is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.