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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
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Other definitions 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/ .
Other definitions 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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