coot

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Singular
coot

Plural
coots

coot (plural coots)

  1. Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
  2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot.
  3. (pejorative) An elderly man.
  4. (slang) (with "the") A success; something excellent.
    • Man that song's the coot.
    • Would be the coot if we could go this weekend!
  5. (slang) Body louse.

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