Germs
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In pre-pubescent deep suspicion and horror of intimacy with the germ-laden and filthy opposite gender, this might well be the origin of American English cooties, as in those unspecified germs obtained by kissing a girl/boy.
Source: Useful Notes / British English
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Origin and Germs. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/germs/origin
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