"cooter" meaning in English

See cooter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkutɚ/ Audio: En-au-cooter.ogg [Australia] Forms: cooters [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”). Attested in English from the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gul|cootuh||turtle}} Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), {{cog|bm|kuta||turtle}} Bambara kuta (“turtle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cooter (plural cooters)
  1. A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys. Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Emydid turtles
    Sense id: en-cooter-en-noun-bj5w4TP6 Disambiguation of People: 39 1 40 17 3 Disambiguation of Emydid turtles: 64 27 2 3 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 39 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 58 35 1 2 4
  2. The box turtle.
    Sense id: en-cooter-en-noun-MeuCMz7n Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 56 0 1 2
  3. (slang) A redneck. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-cooter-en-noun-nqYnRYOM Disambiguation of People: 39 1 40 17 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Cooter Brown
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkutɚ/ Audio: En-au-cooter.ogg [Australia] Forms: cooters [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly identical to Etymology 1, above; compare clam, beaver. Alternatively, compare cooch from hootchy-kootchy. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|clam}} clam, {{m|en|beaver}} beaver, {{m|en|cooch}} cooch, {{m|en|hootchy-kootchy}} hootchy-kootchy Head templates: {{en-noun}} cooter (plural cooters)
  1. (colloquial) Vagina or vulva. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Genitalia, People
    Sense id: en-cooter-en-noun-NAcX7a0u Disambiguation of Genitalia: 29 5 9 54 3 Disambiguation of People: 39 1 40 17 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈkutɚ/ Audio: En-au-cooter.ogg [Australia] Forms: cooters [plural]
Etymology: See couter. Etymology templates: {{m|en|couter#Etymology 2}} couter Head templates: {{en-noun}} cooter (plural cooters)
  1. Alternative form of couter (“a sovereign (coin)”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: couter (extra: (“a sovereign (coin)”))
    Sense id: en-cooter-en-noun-3pcBkX3i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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