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cooch

American

[kooch] / kutʃ /

Or cootch

noun

Also called coochie-coochie. Also called cooch dance. Also called hootchy-kootchy. an erotic dance, often similar to or imitating a belly dance, historically performed at carnivals and as part of burlesque shows.
Slang: Vulgar. coochie.

Etymology

Origin of cooch

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

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