hooch

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Etymology 1 [edit]

Abbreviation of Hoochinoo, name of a specific liquor, from the name of the Tlingit Xutsnoowú Ḵwáan, the group that produced it, from Tlingit Hutsnuwu (“grizzly bear fort”).

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Noun [edit]

hooch (plural hooches)

  1. (North America, informal) Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
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Etymology 2 [edit]

Japanese うち (uchi, “house”)

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Noun [edit]

hooch (plural hooches)

  1. (military slang, Viet Nam era) A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.
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