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* Simba and Nala from ''Disney/TheLionKing'' don't think the other sex is "icky" but as cubs, they don't seem to like the idea of them being mates due to this.

* In the [[AMinorKidroduction kidtroduction]] to ''Disney/FrozenII'', Elsa gags at her little sister [[ThinksLikeARomanceNovel Anna adding romance]] into their story.

'''Eileen:''' Hi guys!\\

* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': Calvin's [[FunWithAcronyms GROSS]] ('''G'''et '''R'''id '''O'''f '''S'''limy girl'''S''') club. "I know that's redundant but otherwise it doesn't spell anything. Now go away." Calvin also notably attempts to see movies like "Vampire Sorority Babes". He might just be overacting to shut Hobbes up about [[ToyShip Susie.]] Calvin wants to see the movies solely because he knows [[ForbiddenFruit they are considered "grown up" and "naughty"]]; he never displays any understanding of ''why'' those sorts of movies are considered "grown up" or "naughty". (He once asks Hobbes what "contains adult situations" means; Hobbes says that the movies show people paying bills, going to work, etc., and he's always wondered how movies like that make any money.)
* ''ComicStrip/{{Dennis the Menace|US}}'' is once called on this in a late 2007/early 2008 strip, and admits it... except that he's fine with his mother, Mrs. Wilson and the local {{tomboy}}.

** Marcus, on the other hand, started firmly in the trope, but seems to have thrown it off completely.
* Averted in the comic strip ''ComicStrip/HeartOfTheCity'', where Dean is Heart's best friend and frequent partner-in-crime. He's generally more befuddled by girls than disgusted. (Heart's occasional declarations that Dean's her boyfriend draw a bemused "Um... okay" as often as not.) One New Year's Eve, he actually dressed up in a tux and and announced that to celebrate, "I thought I might hang out with the prettiest girl in Philadelphia." Making it clear that, yes, he meant her.

* Simba and Nala from ''Disney/TheLionKing'' don't think the other sex is "icky", but as cubs they don't seem to like the idea of them being mates due to this.

* The eponymous eighteen-year old trio in ''Film/MysteryTeam''. Jason outgrows this when he meets Kelly, but the others show no signs of progress, going so far as trying to [[ComicallyMissingThePoint pay strippers to leave them alone]].
* ''Film/{{Cooties}}'' is a BlackComedy where any kid who hasn't gone through puberty can catch a virus that turns then into savage zombies. Naturally PatientZero is a girl.

* ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'' goes there, too. But not without some fun. Felicia's response to Millie touching her after being 'infested' by boy germs from Ozy? Runs away screaming for various cleaners, culminating with 'Heck, set me on fire!' And you thought it was useless..

* Akiko Kitsune in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' is happy that her sister hangs out with a girl [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2012-02-17 because boys are weird and gross]]. Of course, from this point the situation is bound to get more and more awkward.

* In one RT Recap featuring various animated works, [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Team RWBY]] is confronted by the ''WebAnimation/RoosterTeethAnimatedAdventures'' versions of Burnie, Gus and Joel. Ruby's reaction is to yelp out "Ew, boys! Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!" and run away backwards. Should be noted that Ruby is 15, long past that sort of thinking.

** Inverted by Numbuh 86 and (to a much [[BadFuture greater]] degree) Margie, who both hate boy in the same immature way other examples hates girls. In both cases, it seems to be because neither one likes their brother(s).

* The term "cooties" originated from the first World War, when the soldiers had to spend hours upon hours in trenches infested with body lice, rats, and other gross things. They called the body lice "cooties".

-->''The dusty blue-haired boy gave Matsuri a skeptical look, and with great decorum noted, "Icky."''

* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius:'' after much gender-based rivalry throughout the movie, at one point Carl asks Jimmy for confirmation that they still don't like girls. He assures him that they do [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial in a suspicious sort of way]].

-->''"I'm not going to have anything to do with any old girl ever again," said William.\\

"It's all very well saying ''that''," said Douglas. "But some old girl is prob'ly going to marry ''you''."''

* Danny, the main character in [[Creator/UrsulaVernon Ursula Vernon's]] ''Dragonbreath'' series, is shown to believe this in the second book, though his best friend Wendell does not. He's pretty much over it by the end of the book, and in future books hangs out with girl characters with no complaints (or at least, none that are gender-based).
-->'''Wendell''': Name one good reason we shouldn't eat with a girl!\\
'''Danny''': ''(stares at him incredulously for a moment)'' Cooties.\\
'''Wendell''': Cooties. ''(grimly pushes glasses up his snout)'' Listen carefully to me. There is ''no such thing'' as cooties. What are you, ''five''?\\
'''Danny''': ''(takes a bite of corn dog to give himself time to think)'' [[LameComeback There are totally cooties.]]\\

* This trope was apparently the main reason [[WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice the Emperor of Mankind]] refused to create female Astartes.

* As seen in the other sections, Tails of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' thinks this in a few continuities. While it comes up less often in the games, it is still there. It actually manages to be a PlotPoint.

* As seen in the other sections, Tails of ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' thinks this in a few continuities. While it comes up less often in the games, it is still there. It actually manages to be a PlotPoint.

* In ''AdventureTimeWithFionnaAndCakeCardWars'', the slug boys in the gaming club are initially hostile to Cake joining, they claim because she isn't a slug. But when they later insult Fionna as "the chick" their true attitude becomes clear.

* PlayedWith in ''[[Fanfic/NewLookSeries Joe's New Look]]'' when Silvia refuses to put on Joe's battle suit, finding the idea of her wearing male clothes scandalous. As Joe's already unwillingly wearing Silvia's garments, he isn't happy with her reaction.

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Nanase's little sister Akiko thinks boys are [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2012-02-17 "weird and gross"]].

* Akiko Kitsune in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' is happy that the sister hangs out with a girl [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2012-02-17 because boys are weird and gross]]. Of course, from this point the situation is bound to get more and more awkward.

->'''Jason:''' (''balancing on a brick wall with Marcus'') I like to balance like this and imagine there's a pool of lava below. Or a pit of snakes and deadly alligators. Or a...\\

* In one RT Recap featuring various animated works, [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Team RWBY]] is confronted by the ''Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures'' versions of Burnie, Gus and Joel. Ruby's reaction is to yelp out "Ew, boys! Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!" and run away backwards. Should be noted that Ruby is 15, long past that sort of thinking.

'''Wendell''': Cooties. ''(pushes glasses up his snout)'' Listen carefully to me. There is ''no such thing'' as cooties. What are you, ''five''?\\

'''Danny''': ''(stares at him for a moment)'' Cooties.\\

'''Danny''': Cooties.\\

* Danny, the main character in [[Creator/UrsulaVernon Ursula Vernon's]] ''Dragonbreath'' series, is shown to believe this in the second book, though his best friend Wendell does not. He's pretty much over it by the end of the book, and in future books hangs out with girl characters with no complaints (at least, none that are gender-based).

-->'''Wendell''': Name one good reason we shouldn't eat with a girl!"\\

"Cooties" do exist; the term just happens to be another word for "head lice" (and is thus not limited to girls).

A law which is especially prevalent in {{Sitcom}}s: If you're male and under 11 years old, you have to automatically think romance and females are gross. Girls of the same age sometimes claim that boys have cooties.

* Cooties actually appear as girly butterflies which inhabit [=DeeDee's=] bedroom in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''. Dexter himself greatly fears them.

* Cooties can be used as a slang term for head lice that can be caught from people of the opposite sex; also a possible euphemism for the crab lice (a.k.a. "crabs") infesting some people's pubic hairs that one can catch from considerably more ''intimate'' activities with the opposite sex.
* A humorous {{gender inver|tedTrope}}sion occurred during the filming of ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'', when eleven year-old Creator/KirstenDunst had to kiss Creator/BradPitt. Most women would have sold their souls for a chance to do it, but Dunst didn't want to do it because she still thought boys had cooties. It turned out to be okay after a cootie shot.

If the boy does ''not'' get over his dislike of women when he grows up, he might be a HeManWomanHater. Compare AllergicToLove.

* Damian Wayne (Franchise/{{Batman}}'s biological son) turns up his [[RoyalBrat brattiness]] UpToEleven whenever he deals with Batgirl (Stephanie Brown) or Supergirl. Both of them are blondes with blue eyes.
* In one pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}}''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' story, [[KidHero Billy]] fights a gang of female villains called the Rainbow Squad. However, their mysterious boss, [[spoiler:[[BigBad Mr. Mind]]]], tells them how to fight Captain Marvel off--whenever he shows up, five of them (the sixth [[DoesNotLikeMen refuses]]) run up and start kissing him all over. Despite the fact that pre-Crisis Captain Marvel was supposed to be a SuperPoweredAlterEgo, the fact that he's (apparently) based on Billy's own personality means that he freaks out and runs away.

* ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2'': The wolf pup Winnie instantly falls in love with Mavis' son Dennis, but he just squirms away from her.