hooch
1or hootch
[ hooch ]
/ hutʃ /
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noun Slang.
alcoholic liquor.
liquor illicitly distilled and distributed.
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Origin of hooch
1First recorded in 1895–1900; shortening of hoochinoo
Words nearby hooch
honours of war, Hons, Hon. Sec., Honshu, hoo, hooch, hoochinoo, hood, hooded, hooded crow, hooded seal
Definition for hooch (2 of 3)
hooch2
or hootch
[ hooch ]
/ hutʃ /
noun Military Slang.
a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
any living quarters, as a barracks.
(especially during the Korean War)
- a prostitute's dwelling.
- any place, as a house, room, or shack, where a serviceman sets up housekeeping with a local woman.
Also hooch·ie [hoo-chee] /ˈhu tʃi/ .
Definition for hooch (3 of 3)
Hooch
[ hooch; Dutch hohkh ]
/ hutʃ; Dutch hoʊx /
noun
Pie·ter de [pee-ter duh; Dutch pee-tuhr duh], /ˈpi tər də; Dutch ˈpi tər də/, 1629?–88?, Dutch painter.
Also Hoogh.
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British Dictionary definitions for hooch (1 of 2)
hooch
hootch
/ (huːtʃ) /
noun
informal, mainly US and Canadian alcoholic drink, esp illicitly distilled spirits
Word Origin for hooch
C20: shortened from Tlingit Hootchinoo, name of a tribe that distilled a type of liquor
British Dictionary definitions for hooch (2 of 2)
Hooch
Hoogh
/ (huːtʃ, Dutch hoːx) /
noun
Pieter de (ˈpiːtər də). 1629–?1684, Dutch genre painter, noted esp for his light effects
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