hootch
2
9.9
- noun
- /hʊtʃ/
- Slang
:
licor
- After a long day, he poured himself a glass of hootch to relax.
Examples
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I smell hootch on your breath.
Fiction book (1998) -
Pierre downed the mug of hootch.
Fiction book (1996) -
You two get back to the hootch.
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Bring on the free hootch.
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Scare up some hootch, will you, honey?
Fiction book (1990) -
Have you any idea why Eriksson stayed out of the hootch?
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We know there's something going on here that's a lot bigger than some gin joint selling hootch.
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A special batch of hootch warmed on a tripod above the lamp.
Fiction book (1996) -
He downed another mug of hootch, banged his empty mug on the lid of the cold iron stove at his side.
Fiction book (1996) -
But Captain Lige grabbed the jug again and hoisted it onto his elbow, American style, just to be sociable, and helped himself to another slug of our guest's hootch.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
259
7.6
Alcohol that people have at parties or with friends
19
7.9
Alcohol illegally made at home, often strong whiskey
16
9.9
Alcohol made illegally, often tasting harsh
3
9.0
Illegal strong alcohol made by distilling corn mash secretly
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word hootch probably comes from a Pacific Northwest word hootchinoo that meant 'strong drink', which English speakers borrowed and shortened. That's why hootch now means illegal or homemade liquor, 'moonshine'.