hoochie

¹

[ hoo-chee ]

noun

1. Also called hooch·ie ma·ma [hoo, -chee mah-m, uh]. 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.

adjective

, Slang.

1. relating to or being a hoochie.

hoochie

²

[ hoo-chee ]

noun

1. Military Slang. a variant of hooch ².

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoochie¹

First recorded in 1895–1900 in the sense “erotic belly dance,” in 1930–35 hoochie ¹fordef 1, and in 1950–55 hoochie ¹fordef 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

This book tour of hers is one of the all-time great hoochie coochie dances.

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