cooch

or cootch

[kooch]

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

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

[koo-chee-koo-chee] /ˈku tʃiˈku tʃi/.

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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.
Virginia Is for Sanity Lovers
Michael Tomasky
November 4, 2013

Historical Examples of cooch

Aye, ye were lying on the cooch like a wax-work figger when I came in.
Captain Calamity
Rolf Bennett
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
The following day started and reached Cooch Behar territory, after crossing a considerable but fordable stream.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The
William Griffith
The contrast between the desolate territories of Bootan, and the sheet of cultivation presented by Cooch Behar was striking.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The
William Griffith

Word Origin and History for cooch

n.

"vagina," slang, c.2003, short for coochie.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper