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• Cootie was originally British naval slang for a head lice. It came into common use by the British military during World War I. The word may have originated from the Malayan kutu, meaning dog tick.

• Cootie is also the name of a table game, the object of which is to be the first player to complete a comic model of an insect from the supplied plastic parts, as determined by the roll of a die. The patent is held by Milton Bradley.