hootches

hooch

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hooch]
- /hutʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hooch]
- /hutʃ/

Definitions of hootches word

noun hootches a thatched hut of southeast Asia. 1
noun hootches any living quarters, as a barracks. 1
noun hootches a prostitute's dwelling. any place, as a house, room, or shack, where a serviceman sets up housekeeping with a local woman. 1
noun hootches Plural form of hootch. 1

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Origin of hootches

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 Hootches

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hootches 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.

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Synonyms for hootches

noun hootches

smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
liquor — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
booze — Booze is alcoholic drink.
intoxicant — an intoxicating agent, as alcoholic liquor or certain drugs.

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