hooch

or hootch

[ hooch ]

/ hutʃ /

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noun Slang.

alcoholic liquor.

liquor illicitly distilled and distributed.

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Origin of hooch

First recorded in 1895–1900; shortening of hoochinoo

Words nearby hooch

honours of war, Hons, Hon. Sec., Honshu, hoo, hooch, hoochie, hoochie mama, hoochinoo, hood, hooded

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/ .

Origin of hooch

First recorded in 1950–55; probably from Japanese uchi “house” (by back formation, construing -i as -y²); initial h perhaps by association with hut or from Ryukyuan dialectal form of uchi with prefixed h-

Other definitions for hooch (3 of 3)

Hooch

[ hooch; Dutch hohkh ]

/ hutʃ; Dutch hoʊx /

noun

Pie·ter de

[pee-ter duh; Dutch pee-tuhrduh], /ˈpi tər də; Dutch ˈpi tər də/, 1629?–88?, Dutch painter.

Also Hoogh.

How to use hooch in a sentence

I learned how to sleep standing up, and how to spike chewing tobacco with jailhouse hooch fermented from cans of fruit cocktail.
Is the Future of Farming in the Ocean? (Ep. 467)|Stephen J. Dubner|June 24, 2021|Freakonomics
Watching her drown her sorrows in hooch and then get beat up by Crazy Eyes in the showers was ghastly…but great television.
Inside ‘Orange Is the New Black’ S2, Eps. 6-12: About That Shocking Incest Scene|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By hooch-time we had found a secure path to the sea-ice, one hundred and eighty feet below.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
All hell was fixing to bust loose in there, and he, Peter de Hooch, was right next to it.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett

"Because a half is eight point two eight per cent heavier than a hole," said de Hooch.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett
Something in the man's voice made de Hooch turn his head away from the periscope's eyepieces.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett
One of the men shook de Hooch gently, awakening him in the middle of a snore.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett

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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hooch

or hootch

Origin of hooch

Words nearby hooch

Other definitions for hooch (2 of 3)

or hootch

Origin of hooch

Other definitions for hooch (3 of 3)

Words related to hooch

How to use hooch in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hooch (1 of 2)

hootch

Word Origin for hooch

British Dictionary definitions for hooch (2 of 2)

Hoogh