First Known Use: 1897
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1hooch
noun \ˈhüch\
Definition of HOOCH
slang : alcoholic liquor especially when inferior or illicitly made or obtained
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Origin of HOOCH
short for hoochinoo, a distilled liquor made by the Hoochinoo (Hutsnuwu) Indians, a Tlingit tribe
2hooch
noun \ˈhüch\
Definition of HOOCH
slang : a usually thatched hut; broadly : dwelling
Variants of HOOCH
hooch or hootch \ˈhüch\
Origin of HOOCH
modification of Japanese uchi house
First Known Use: 1960
Hooch
biographical name \ˈhōḵ\
Definition of HOOCH
Pieter de 1629–after 1684 Du. painter
Variants of HOOCH
Hooch or Hoogh \ˈhōḵ\
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