From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhoochhooch, hootch /huːtʃ/ noun [uncountable] especially American English informal DFDstrong alcohol, especially alcohol that has been made illegally SYN moonshine
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hooch• If an old abandoned hooch was next to a roadway that is patrolled daily, stay away!• It's just this bloody hooch.• There were 4 men in our hooch, a bit cramped, but we were not in there all at once.• I lay under my cot and prayed that our hooch would not take a direct hit with a rocket.• Keep growing chrysanthemums, darling and wearing daisies, the hooch is not good for you.• I remember when I heard the rounds coming in, I dragged myself out of the hooch.Origin hooch (1800-1900) hoochinoo “alcoholic drink made by the Hoochinoo people of Alaska” ((19-20 centuries)) 