cootie catcher

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cootie catcher

noun cootie catchers

  1. US, informal 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.

    Similar: chatterbox, fortune-teller

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noun origami shape with hidden messages in the folds

Españolcomecocos, sacapiojos, adivinador, pío pío, picopico
Portuguêsabre e fecha, vai-e-vem
Françaiscoincoin
עבריתקווה־קווה kwa-kwa

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@misc{cootie_catcher_2026,
  title = {cootie catcher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cootie%20catcher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}