The Semantics Of Cooties (Speaking Of Contagion) And Other Children's Semi-Nonsense Words
"In a kid's world, cooties and other similar contagions may not be real " but they're deadly serious. The North American children's lore of cooties is 'a social contaminant that pass[es] from one child to another, a form of interpersonal pollution.' … Children who play this game learn and absorb concepts familiar to a public […]