Chicot

Chicot: Verminous. A French mispronunciation of the word "Hitchy-koo," originally a word in an American popular song. As to the employment of the word, a French woman in a billet behind the front line washing a soldier's shirt would enquire first if it was "chicot." If it wasn't verminous, i.e., riddled with lice etc., the man would reply "No Hitchy Koo."

See also Chat and Chatty.