cootie catcher

English

A decorated cootie catcher.

Noun

cootie catcher (plural cootie catchers)

(informal, US) 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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Translations

origami shape with hidden messages in the folds

Chinese:
Cantonese: 東南西北／东南西北 (dung¹ naam⁴ sai¹ bak¹)
Czech: nebe-peklo-ráj m
Esperanto: divenludilo, aŭgurludilo
French: coincoin (fr) m
Hebrew: קווה-קווה (kwa-kwa)
Hungarian: tátika játék
Icelandic: goggur (is) m
Polish: piekło niebo
Portuguese: abre e fecha m, vai-e-vem m
Slovak: nebo-peklo-raj
Spanish: comecocos, sacapiojos, adivinador (es) m, pío pío m, picopico m
Swedish: loppa (sv) c

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