coot
/kuːt/
noun
- 1
Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- 2
A foolish or eccentric fellow
“A rich coot”
- 3
(with the) A success; something excellent.
“Man that song's the coot.”
- 4
Body louse (Pediculus humanus).
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