cootie catcher

English

A decorated cootie catcher.

Noun

cootie catcher (plural cootie catchers)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• chatterbox
• fortuneteller

Translations

origami shape with hidden messages in the folds

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 東南西北／东南西北 (dung¹ naam⁴ sai¹ bak¹), 东南西北 (dung¹ naam⁴ sai¹ bak¹)

• Czech: nebe-peklo-ráj m
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• French: coincoin (fr) m
• Icelandic: goggur (is) m
• Spanish: comecocos, sacapiojos, adivinador (es) m
• Swedish: loppa (sv) c