cootie vs flea

cootie

noun
  • A louse (Pediculus humanus). 

  • Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children). 

  • A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key. 

  • A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter). 

flea

noun
  • A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities. 

  • A thing of no significance. 

verb
  • To remove fleas from (an animal). 

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