"cootie catcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cootie catchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cootie catcher (plural cootie catchers)
  1. (informal, US) A form of origami with hidden fortunes, activities, etc. written on the folds, and used mainly in children's games, where a person is asked to choose a fold to open. Wikipedia link: cootie catcher Tags: US, informal Synonyms: chatterbox, fortuneteller Translations (origami shape with hidden messages in the folds): 東南西北 (Chinese Cantonese), 东南西北 (dung¹ naam⁴ sai¹ bak¹) (Chinese Cantonese), nebe-peklo-ráj [masculine] (Czech), divenludilo (Esperanto), aŭgurludilo (Esperanto), coincoin [masculine] (French), קווה-קווה (kwa-kwa) (Hebrew), tátika játék (Hungarian), goggur [masculine] (Icelandic), piekło niebo (Polish), abre e fecha [masculine] (Portuguese), vai-e-vem [masculine] (Portuguese), nebo-peklo-raj (Slovak), comecocos (Spanish), sacapiojos (Spanish), adivinador [masculine] (Spanish), pío pío [masculine] (Spanish), picopico [masculine] (Spanish), loppa [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
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      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
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      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "word": "קווה-קווה"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "word": "tátika játék"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "goggur"
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      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
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      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
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      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "word": "nebo-peklo-raj"
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      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "word": "comecocos"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "word": "sacapiojos"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "adivinador"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pío pío"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "picopico"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "origami shape with hidden messages in the folds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "loppa"
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