hooch
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9.9
- noun
- /huːtʃ/
- NSFW
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- "Thanks for the hooch," I said, and, "Thanks for being my brother's friend here."
- bottle of hooch
- illegal hooch
- drink hooch
You just want to go out, sit on the park, drink, fucking hooch or hooch fucking white lightnings.
- You just want to go out, sit on the park, drink, fucking hooch or hooch fucking white lightnings.
- There's not hooch, it was vodka proper that's rocking that.
- I call Tom Bunk ought to make toilet hooch.
- They said, if you could describe hooch in one word, what would it be?
- OK, I would like a hooch.
Examples
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Sitting here drinking expensive hooch?
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It's all we got when there's no real hooch.
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Kid, you wanna get some hooch?
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Looks like they was running hooch.
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Because I bet they paid them a bottle of hooch.
Blog text (5) -
"You know I was never one for gambling or hooch."
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The news hit him in the gut like a shot of bad hooch.
Fiction book (2001) -
What kind of hooch are we bootleggin'?
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What's more, he gave Mrs. Kovaks a bottle of hooch every time he came to town.
Fiction book (1990) -
During the party, they served homemade hooch that everyone seemed to enjoy.
Synonyms
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3.2
A strong alcoholic drink made by distilling, like whiskey or vodka
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7.9
Alcohol illegally made at home, often strong whiskey
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8.4
Alcohol made and sold illegally, often secretly
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3.9
An alcoholic drink stronger than beer or wine, like whiskey and vodka
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9.0
Illegal strong alcohol made by distilling corn mash secretly
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9.9
An illegal homemade alcoholic drink that people make secretly and that tastes bad
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Etymology
Hooch as 'illegal strong drink' probably comes from the Alaskan word hoochinoo, the name for a native brewed drink, and sailors and traders shortened it to hooch. So, a helpful way to remember hooch is to think of an old local brew, which is why it now means cheap or illegal alcohol.