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cootie catcher
noun
a somewhat intricately folded piece of paper, manipulated by the fingers, used by children to tell fortunes or to catch imaginary cooties US- To American children, the salt cellar construction is traditionally known as a “cootie catcher.” — Eric Kenneway, Complete Origami, p. 154, 1987
- Folk toys can be made by children themselves, in which case they are often temporary (“cootie catchers” and paper folded into a specific form and used to tell fortunes). — Jan Harold Brunvand, American Folklore, p. 712, 1996
- [A] playmate’s folding paper toy (we used to call them “coottie catchers”) unfolded to show him the words “dream is destiny.” — Roger Ebert, Roger Ebert’s Movie Yearbook, p. 652, 2002
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