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hooch

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or hootch

[ hooch ]
/ hutʃ /
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noun Slang.
alcoholic liquor.
liquor illicitly distilled and distributed.
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Origin of hooch

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First 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

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)
  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-

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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Words related to hooch

alcohol, drink, liquor, spirits, distillery, bourbon, bootleg, firewater, rotgut, sauce, cocktail, hootch, moonshine, distiller, corn, rye, poteen, moonshiner, bathtub gin, mountain dew

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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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