cootie catcher

English

A decorated cootie catcher.

Noun

cootie catcher (plural cootie catchers)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• chatterbox
• fortune-teller

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