cooch
or cootch
[kooch]
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noun
a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
Origin of cooch
First recorded in 1940–45; apparently short for hootchy-kootchy
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Examples from the Web for cooch
Contemporary Examples of cooch
For his final push, Cooch is bringing in Rand Paul and Marco Rubio.
Historical Examples of cooch
Aye, ye were lying on the cooch like a wax-work figger when I came in.
Captain CalamityRolf Bennett
At the time of this visit the Maharajah was the only member of the family in Cooch Behar.
Life in an Indian OutpostGordon Casserly
In 1772 they carried off the Maharajah of Cooch Behar as a prisoner.
Life in an Indian OutpostGordon Casserly
The following day started and reached Cooch Behar territory, after crossing a considerable but fordable stream.
The contrast between the desolate territories of Bootan, and the sheet of cultivation presented by Cooch Behar was striking.
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