cooter
See also: Cooter
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkutɚ/
Audio (AU) (file)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”). Attested in English from the 19th century.[1]
Noun
cooter (plural cooters)
- A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.
- The box turtle.
- (slang) A redneck.
See also
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Possibly identical to Etymology 1, above;[2] compare clam, beaver. Alternatively, compare cooch from hootchy-kootchy.
Noun
cooter (plural cooters)
Etymology 3
See couter.
References
- “cooter”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 2024-02-08.
- Jonathon Green (2024) “cooter”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
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