cooch

[ kooch ]

/ kutʃ /

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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.

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Also called cooch dance, hootchy-kootchy, cooch·ie-cooch·ie

[koo-chee-koo-chee]. /ˈku tʃiˈku tʃi/.

Origin of cooch

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

For his final push, Cooch is bringing in Rand Paul and Marco Rubio.
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At the time of this visit the Maharajah was the only member of the family in Cooch Behar.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
In 1772 they carried off the Maharajah of Cooch Behar as a prisoner.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
Around us the restful though tame scenery of the little Cooch Behar State.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly

The long arcaded front of the Palace of Cooch Behar gleamed in the glow of torches held by hundreds of white-clad natives.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
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