“Keep your cooties to yourself,” she said, still smiling. Cooties aside, many people may not know that kissing has crucial behavioral, biological, and psychological purposes. Studies have ...

“Help! I’m in a girl sandwich,” he said. “If I’m not careful, I’m going to get cooties!” “Kids still play Cooties?” I asked, surprised that cooties were not a relic of my Boomer ...

We all know that cooties aren’t real. (Besides, we’ve all been vaccinated sufficiently as kids, so we’re safe.) But if they were real, what disease would cooties be? Well, let’s look at ...

Scientists have demonstrated that boys (well, men) really do have cooties (a simplified term for bacteria) that can spread to girls (OK, women) by kissing them. In fact, a 10-second “intimate ...

"Cooties" refers to a highly infectious disease. The word "cootie" derives from the Tagalog word "kutu," or "parasitic biting insect." The related word "kudis" translates to "playground death ...

Bart: Milhouse, we’re living at the age of cooties. I can’t believe the risk you’re running. Besides, what’s so great about kissing? Milhouse: Bart it’s just not the kissing a lot of it ...