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Hooch

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Hooch  (h), Pieter de 1629-1684.
Dutch genre painter known for his depictions of domestic life and interiors. His works include Courtyard of a House in Delft (1658).

hooch 1 also hootch  (hch)
n. Slang
1. Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or bootleg liquor: "bootleggers smashed on their own hooch" (Christopher Hitchens).
2. Marijuana.

[Short for hoochinoo, from Hoochinoo, a Tlingit village where illegal liquor was distilled, from Tlingit xutsnuuwú.]

hooch 2 also hootch  (hch)
n. Slang
A dwelling, especially a thatched hut.

[Alteration (perhaps influenced by hut) of Japanese uchi, inside, interior.]

hooch, hootch [huːtʃ]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Informal chiefly US and Canadian alcoholic drink, esp illicitly distilled spirits
[shortened from Tlingit Hootchinoo, name of a tribe that distilled a type of liquor]

Hooch, Hoogh [huːtʃ (Dutch) hoːx]
n
(Biographies / Hooch, Pieter de (1629-?1684) M, Dutch, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Pieter de (ˈpiːtər də). 1629-?1684, Dutch genre painter, noted esp for his light effects
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hooch - an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
pruno - a liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates
Translations
hooch [huːtʃ] Nlicor m (esp ilícito)
hooch [ˈhuːtʃ] n (= alcohol) → gnôle f >
hooch
n (esp US inf) → Stoff m (sl)
hooch [huːtʃ] n (Am) (fam) → liquore m (distillato illegalmente)
hooch [huːtʃ] n (Am) (fam) → liquore m (distillato illegalmente)


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Kelly tosses and juggles bottles of hooch, builds a tower of wine glasses atop the bar, artfully fills them with a skillful pour, then unleashes a blizzard of white bar napkins that looks like an indoor snowfall - especially if you've had a few drinks.
Her cast also features Dana Delany, Anne Ramsay, and Megan Cavanagh (the memorably oafish Marla Hooch from A League of Their Own).
The art lies in the choosing of those ingredients to make a harmonious hooch.
 
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