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- [hooch]
- /hutʃ/
- /huːtʃ/
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- [hooch]
- /hutʃ/
Definitions of hooch word
- noun hooch Pieter de [pee-ter duh;; Dutch pee-tuh r duh] /ˈpi tər də;; Dutch ˈpi tər də/ (Show IPA), 1629?–88? Dutch painter. 1
- noun hooch Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whiskey. 1
- noun hooch alcoholic drink 1
- noun hooch home-brewed alcohol 1
- uncountable noun hooch Hooch is strong alcoholic drink. 0
- noun hooch alcoholic drink, esp illicitly distilled spirits 0
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Origin of hooch
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; shortening of hoochinoo
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Parts of speech for Hooch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hooch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hooch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hooch
noun hooch
- bootleg — Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
- bathtub gin — homemade gin, especially gin made illegally during Prohibition.
- white lightning — moonshine (def 1).
- firewater — alcoholic drink; liquor.
- rotgut — cheap and inferior liquor.
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