hooch
noun/huːtʃ/
/huːtʃ/
[uncountable] (especially North American English, informal)- strong alcoholic drink, especially something that has been made illegally
- a bottle of hooch
Word Originlate 19th cent.: abbreviation of Hoochinoo, the name of an Alaskan Indian people who made liquor.Want to learn more?
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