cooch

or cootch

[ kooch ]

noun
  1. Also called cooch dance [kooch-dans], /ˈkutʃ ˌdæns/, hootchy-kootchy, cooch·ie-cooch·ie [koo-chee-koo-chee]. /ˈku tʃiˈku tʃi/. an erotic dance, often similar to or imitating a belly dance, historically performed at carnivals and as part of burlesque shows.

  2. Slang: Vulgar. coochie.

Origin of cooch

1
First recorded in 1940–45; apparently short for hootchy-kootchy

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How to use cooch in a sentence

  • Table and sideboard shone with massive silver cups won at race-meetings and shows by the horses of the cooch Behar stable.

    Life in an Indian Outpost | Gordon Casserly