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Definitions for Hooch

[1] alcoholic liquor.
[2] liquor illicitly distilled and distributed.
[3] a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
[4] any living quarters, as a barracks.
[5] (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.
[6] Pie·ter de [pee -ter duh ; Dutch pee -tuh  r duh ] /ˈpi tər də; Dutch ˈpi tər də/ , 1629?–88?, Dutch painter.
[7] informal , mainly US and Canadian alcoholic drink, esp illicitly distilled spirits
[8] Pieter de (ˈpiːtər də). 1629–?1684, Dutch genre painter, noted esp for his light effects

Words related to Hooch

alcohol, drink, liquor, Scotch, distillery, bourbon, bootleg, firewater, rotgut, sauce, cocktail, hootch, moonshine, distiller, corn, rye, poteen, moonshiner, distill, usquebaugh

Words nearby Hooch

honours of war, hons, honshu, hoo, hoo-ha, hooch, hoochinoo, hood, hood molding, hood mould, hood rat

Origin of Hooch

21950–55 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-

Word origin for Hooch

C20: shortened from Tlingit Hootchinoo, name of a tribe that distilled a type of liquor

Synonyms for Hooch

bootleg, firewater, rotgut, bathtub gin, home brew, mountain dew, white lightning