hoochie
1[ hoo-chee ]
/ ˈhu tʃi /
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noun
Also called hooch·ie ma·ma [hoo-chee mah-muh] /ˈhu tʃi ˌmɑ mə/ .Slang. a woman who engages in casual or promiscuous sex or who acts or dresses in a sexually provocative way.
Angling. a fishing lure with a tassel of dangling colored threads, often with a marking suggesting an eye, meant to resemble a squid: Our quality hoochies—octopus and squid lures—are equipped with single flash LED lights to attract more fish.
adjective Slang.
relating to or being a hoochie.
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Sometimes hootch·ie, hootch·y .
Origin of hoochie
1First recorded in 1895–1900 in the sense “erotic belly dance,” in 1930–35 for def. 1, and in 1950–55 for def. 2 (presumably from the lure’s appearance and movement in the water); short for hootchy-kootchy
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How to use hoochie in a sentence
This book tour of hers is one of the all-time great hoochie coochie dances.