hooch

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hooch, hootch /huːtʃ/ noun [uncountable] especially American English informal  DFDstrong alcohol, especially alcohol that has been made illegally 〔私酿的〕烈酒 SYN moonshine

Examples from the Corpus

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))

hooch nounChinese  

has alcohol, that Corpus especially alcohol made illegally been strong

hooch
hooch , hootch /huːtʃ/ noun [uncountable] especially American English informalstrong alcohol, especially alcohol that has been made illegally
   SYN  moonshine

hoochBrE /huːtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /huːtʃ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal, especially NAmE) strong alcoholic drink, especially sth that has been made illegally （尤指非法酿造的）烈酒