louse
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louse¹
- /laʊs/ UK
Rhymes with -aʊs
Where it comes from
From Middle English lous, lows, lowse, from Old English lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-.
Cognate with West Frisian lûs, Dutch luis, German Low German Luus, German Laus, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish lus, Faroese and Icelandic lús; also Welsh llau (“lice”), Tocharian B luwo, maybe Sanskrit यूका (yūkā).
noun lice · louses
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A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
Similar: arithmetic bug, cootie, leaping dandruff
- A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm. He said: "Thanks, friend; but you're wasting your time. You better warn Crocker. If that louse makes a play for me, he'll get hit with Chicago lightning!"
- The currency sign ¤.
verb louses · lousing · loused
- To remove lice from; to delouse. ‘Nor have I combed, washed or loused myself this six months past, there being so few daring deeds to do on this Highway.’
louse²
verb louses · lousing · loused
- Obsolete form of loose To ſome it louſeth the belly verie freelie, but not at the firſt. Others thinks it bindeth them. Yet it ſeemeth to louſe moe then it bindeth.
noun louses
- Obsolete form of loose
Translations
Every language
noun an insect of the order Psocodea
| Español | piojo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이 i |
| 日本語 | 虱 shirami, シラミ shirami, 寄生虫 kiseichū |
| 中文 | 蝨子 /虱子 shīzi |
| हिन्दी | जूँ jū̃ |
| Kiswahili | chawa |
| Português | piolho |
| Français | pou |
| Deutsch | Laus |
| Italiano | pidocchio |
| Ελληνικά | ψείρα pseíra |
| Română | păduche |
| Русский | вошь vošʹ, вши vši, во́шка vóška |
| Tiếng Việt | rận, chí, chấy |
| العربية | قَمْلَة qamla, قَمْل qaml |
| עברית | כִּנָּה kiná |
noun worthless person
| Español | sinvergüenza, canalla |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 寄生虫 jìshēngchǒng |
| Kiswahili | chawa |
| Português | piolho, sem-vergonha, canalha |
| Français | salaud, salaude, salop, salope, salopard, saloparde |
| Deutsch | Dreckskerl, Dreckkerl, Lumpenhund, Lumpenkerl |
| Ελληνικά | κοπρόσκυλον kopróskylon, ασυνείδητος asyneíditos |
| Română | păduche |
| Русский | гни́да gnída, гад gad, га́дская кровь gádskaja krovʹ |
verb To remove lice
| Español | despiojar |
|---|---|
| Français | épouiller |
| Deutsch | lausen |
| Русский | иска́ть вшей iskátʹ všej, вычёсывать вшей vyčósyvatʹ všej |
| العربية | قِمْلَة qimla |
Talk about this word "louse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/louse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. louse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/louse "louse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/louse.Cite this
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title = {louse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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