cootie-catchers and OED Appeal: cooties (probably 1965)

[Joel S. Berson]

At 10/4/2012 11:24 AM, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:
>On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 08:20:26AM -0700, Hunter, Lynne R CIV
>SPAWARSYSCEN-PACIFIC, 71700 wrote:

Actually, Lynne was quoting me.  And I see from the street to the
reference shelf about a decade.
Joel

> >
> > And during discussion in Aug. 2000 (Subject: cootie catcher) the 40s
> > and 50s were mentioned (my experience too).  So perhaps this variety
> > of "cootie catcher" -- surely different from monkeys and the other
> > types in Stephen's list? -- can be brought back earlier than 1963.
>
>The Opie's 1959 Language and Lore of Schoolchildren has a discussion of
>the folded-paper cootie catcher.
>
>Jesse Sheidlower
>OED
>
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