noun
hooch
hooch
noun
1
Alcohol, especially cheap, homemade, or illegally produced liquor.
"They brewed their own hooch in the basement during Prohibition."
"That hooch tastes rough, but it does the job."
How to Use Hooch
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishInformal slang for booze, usually the cheap or homemade kind.
When to use it
Informal/slang — fine in casual speech, not in formal writing.
Common pairings
cheap hooch
brew hooch
a bottle of hooch
Word Forms
hooches plural, hooches plural
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Etymology
Shortened from "hoochinoo," the name of a strong liquor once made by the Hoochinoo people of Alaska; the name traces back to Tlingit words for the group and for "grizzly bear."