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cooter en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkutɚ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.
2. A box turtle.
3. (slang) A redneck.

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Cooter Brown

cooter en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈkutɚ/

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly identical to Etymology 1, above; compare clam, beaver. Alternatively, compare cooch from hootchy-kootchy.

Meanings

1. (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. 2006, Tiva Wallon, A Donovan to Love, page 65:

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cooter en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈkutɚ/

Etymology

See couter.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of couter (“a sovereign (coin)”).
   alt of couter

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