| The cooties were very active, as we were drenched with sweat and hadn't had a bath since heavens knew when. |
| In a matter of a couple of months, dating had taken me back to grade school when all boys were icky and cooties were a very real threat. |
| Out of the tub I had clean things straight through, with a neat blue uniform, and for once was free of the cooties. |
| They were a species new to me that seemed to have sprung up in the hard times, just as cooties spring up in time of war. |
| Every time her father used it, he'd bring it to a boil, which would kill the cooties. |
| Treatment Some regions treat cooties via use of cootie catchers, made of folded paper. |
