hoochie

¹ American  

[hoo-chee] / ˈhu tʃi /

Sometimes hootchie,

noun

1. Also called hoochie mama.  Slang. a woman who engages in casual or promiscuous sex or who acts or dresses in a sexually provocative way.

2. 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.

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adjective

Slang.

1. relating to or being a hoochie.

hoochie ² American  

[hoo-chee] / ˈhu tʃi /

noun

1. Military Slang. a variant of hooch.

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Etymology

Origin of hoochie¹

First recorded in 1895–1900 in the sense “erotic belly dance,” in 1930–35 hoochie ¹ for def. 1, and in 1950–55 hoochie ¹ for def. 2 (presumably from the lure’s appearance and movement in the water); short for hootchy-kootchy ( def. )

Origin of hoochie²

First recorded in 1950–55; hooch ¹ ( def. ) + -ie ( def. )

Example Sentences

Whole and plug-cut herring, Silver Horde traditional spoons or even a white hoochie will get the job done.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2017

The coho - a fin-clipped, hatchery-origin keeper - flops on the deck as Pitts clips on another pre-tied anchovy and hoochie and immediately gets the bait back into the ocean.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2014

This has a combination of a Smile Blade, a couple of beads, a squidder or small hoochie and two red hooks tied on the business end.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2012

If you can't find these off the shelf and need to "roll your own", you can buy small hoochie bodies separately and I would use size 1 red hooks.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2012