hooch

1

or hootch

[ hooch ]
/ hutʃ /
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noun Slang.

alcoholic liquor.
liquor illicitly distilled and distributed.

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Origin of hooch

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; shortening of hoochinoo

Words nearby hooch

honours of war, hons, honshu, hoo, hoo-ha, hooch, hoochinoo, hood, hood molding, hood mould, hood rat

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)
  1. a prostitute's dwelling.
  2. 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/.

Origin of hooch

2
1950–55 probably < Japanese uchi house (by back formation, construing -i as -y2); initial h perhaps by association with hut or < Ryukyuan dial. form of uchi with prothetic h-

Definition for hooch (3 of 3)

Hooch
[ hooch; Dutch hohkh ]
/ hutʃ; Dutch hoʊx /

noun

Pie·ter de [pee-ter duh; Dutch pee-tuh r duh] /ˈpi tər də; Dutch ˈpi tər də/,1629?–88?, Dutch painter.
Also Hoogh.
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Words related to hooch

alcohol, drink, liquor, Scotch, distillery, bourbon, bootleg, firewater, rotgut, sauce, cocktail, hootch, moonshine, distiller, corn, rye, poteen, moonshiner, distill, usquebaugh

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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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