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- Dictionaryhooch/huːtʃ/
noun
- 1. a shelter or improvised dwelling. informal US
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: alcoholic liquor especially when inferior or illicitly made or obtained. hooch. 2 of 2. noun (2) ˈhüch. variants or hootch. slang. : a usually thatched hut. broadly : dwelling. Synonyms. Noun (1) alcohol. aqua vitae. ardent spirits. booze. bottle. drink. firewater. grog. inebriant. intoxicant. John Barleycorn. juice [slang] liquor. lush [slang]
noun [ U ] US slang (also hootch) uk / huːtʃ / us / huːtʃ / Add to word list. strong alcohol, especially whisky. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Spirits & distilling. absinthe. amaretto. applejack. benedictine. bitter. creme. crème de menthe. curaçao. distillation. malt whisky. mezcal. mother's ruin. ouzo. pastis. small-batch. sotol.
noun [ U ] US slang (also hootch) us / huːtʃ / uk / huːtʃ / Add to word list. strong alcohol, especially whiskey. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Spirits & distilling. absinthe. amaretto. applejack. benedictine. bitter. cordial. creme. crème de menthe. curaçao. distill. liqueur. malt whiskey. mother's ruin. ouzo. single-shot. sloe gin.
1. alcoholic liquor. 2. liquor illicitly distilled and distributed. Also: hootch.
Definition of hooch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor.
Define hooch. hooch synonyms, hooch pronunciation, hooch translation, English dictionary definition of hooch. also hootch n. Slang 1. Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or bootleg liquor: "bootleggers smashed on their own hooch" .
hooch noun. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the noun hooch mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hooch. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in North American English. Entry status.
Abbreviation of Hootchinoo, name of a specific liquor, from Tlingit Xutsnoowú Ḵwáan, the group that produced it, from Tlingit Hutsnuwu (“grizzly bear fort”), the name of the village on Admiralty Island in which they lived. From Wiktionary.
hooch / ˈ huːtʃ/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of HOOCH. [noncount] chiefly US slang. : alcoholic liquor especially when it is cheap or made illegally. a bottle of hooch. About Us & Legal Info. Partner Program. Contact Us.