Hooch

Hooch is a colloquial term for alcoholic beverages (also spelled hootch). Originally used to mean specifically "cheap whiskey"(1897) it is a shortened form of Hoochinoo (1877), a liquor made by Alaskan Indians, from the name of a native tribe in Alaska whose distilled liquor was a favorite with miners in 1898 Klondike gold rush. The tribe's name is said by OED to be from Tlingit Hutsnuwu, lit. "grizzly bear fort."

The word hooch may also refer to:

  • Moonshine, illicitly produced liquor.
  • Hoosh, a stew made from water, biscuits, and pemmican
  • Chattahoochee River, United States watercourse
  • Turner & Hooch, a 1989 comedy film
    • Beasley (dog actor) (1978–1992), dog who played Hooch
  • Hooper's Hooch, a 1990s brand of alcopop
  • "Hooch", a hoodoo spell
  • "Hooch", a song on the Melvins's 1993 album Houdini
  • "Hooch", a song by Everything
  • "Hooch", slang for field hockey in South Norfolk/Suffolk
  • "Hooch", a song from the Sum 41 album Does This Look Infected?
  • Hooch, liquid produced during the making of sourdough starter
  • Hooch, Vietnam War era military slang for a thatched hut
  • Hooch, military slang for a temporary shelter made from a poncho or tarp

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