cooter

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkutɚ/

Definition of cooter

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.
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noun

  1. A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.
  2. A box turtle.
  3. (slang)A redneck.
  4. (colloquial)Vagina or vulva.
    “There was a bright red tongue tattooed over most of her cooter and there was a thick, gold ring that had been pierced through her clit.”
  5. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of couter (“a sovereign (coin)”).

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

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