hooch

or hootch

[ hooch ]

/ hutʃ /

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noun Slang.

alcoholic liquor.

liquor illicitly distilled and distributed.

Origin of hooch

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

Definition 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

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-

Definition 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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Example sentences from the Web for hooch

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
Everybody knows the hooch is getting you—and that is just what they all say—it's a shame—but it's his own business.
Snowdrift|James B. Hendryx
And I kept full of hooch myself, or I couldn't have stood it.
Snowdrift|James B. Hendryx
"Wiley won't be looking for anything but home and a stiff drink of hooch when he gets back to the world," she remarked.
The Fifth Ace|Douglas Grant

He's be'n out there where they ain't no hooch, an' he's as good a man as he ever was—as long as he can't git the hooch.
Snowdrift|James B. Hendryx
Again he begged in vain for hooch—and was offered pilot bread and moose meat.
Snowdrift|James B. Hendryx

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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单词	hooch
释义	hooch ¹ or hootch [ hooch ] / hutʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hooch ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang. alcoholic liquor. liquor illicitly distilled and distributed. Origin of hooch ¹ 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 Definition 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 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- Definition 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. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hooch 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 Everybody knows the hooch is getting you—and that is just what they all say—it's a shame—but it's his own business. Snowdrift\|James B. Hendryx And I kept full of hooch myself, or I couldn't have stood it. Snowdrift\|James B. Hendryx "Wiley won't be looking for anything but home and a stiff drink of hooch when he gets back to the world," she remarked. The Fifth Ace\|Douglas Grant He's be'n out there where they ain't no hooch, an' he's as good a man as he ever was—as long as he can't git the hooch. Snowdrift\|James B. Hendryx Again he begged in vain for hooch—and was offered pilot bread and moose meat. Snowdrift\|James B. Hendryx 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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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hooch

or hootch

noun Slang.

Origin of hooch

Words nearby hooch

Definition for hooch (2 of 3)

or hootch

noun Military Slang.

Origin of hooch

Definition for hooch (3 of 3)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for hooch

British Dictionary definitions for hooch (1 of 2)

hootch

noun

Word Origin for hooch

British Dictionary definitions for hooch (2 of 2)

Hoogh

noun

Words related to hooch