cootie catcher

noun

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.

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Meanings

nouncootie catcher (plural cootie catchers)

plural cootie catchers

  1. USinformalA 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.

    Synonyms: chatterbox, fortune-teller

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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
chatterboxfortune-teller
Also see
chatterbox

Translations

Catalan quatre sabaters
  • quatre sabatersorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Chinese Cantonese 東南西北 /东南西北
  • 東南西北 /东南西北 (dung¹ naam⁴ sai¹ bak¹)origami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Czech nebe-peklo-ráj
  • nebe-peklo-rájorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Esperanto divenludilo, aŭgurludilo
  • divenludiloorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
  • aŭgurludiloorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
French coincoin
  • coincoinorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Hebrew קווה־קווה
  • קווה־קווה (kwa-kwa)origami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Hungarian tátika játék
  • tátika játékorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Icelandic goggur
  • goggurorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Polish piekło-niebo
  • piekło-nieboorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Portuguese abre e fecha, vai-e-vem
  • abre e fechaorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
  • vai-e-vemorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Slovak nebo-peklo-raj
  • nebo-peklo-rajorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Spanish comecocos, sacapiojos
  • comecocosorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
  • sacapiojosorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
  • adivinadororigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
  • pío píoorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
  • picopicoorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Swedish loppa
  • loppaorigami shape with hidden messages in the folds
Cite this entry
APA

cootie catcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cootie%20catcher

MLA

“cootie catcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cootie%20catcher. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cootie catcher,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cootie%20catcher.

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