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Hooch
is always a great word to know.
So is schlock. Does it mean:
| something of cheap or inferior quality; junk |
| a clever, unscrupulous person |
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noun Military Slang.
1.
a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
2.
any living quarters, as a barracks.
3.
(especially during the Korean War)
a.
a prostitute's dwelling.
b.
any place, as a house, room, or shack, where a serviceman sets up housekeeping with a local woman.
Also, Hoogh.
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Word Origin & History
hooch
"cheap whiskey," 1897, shortened form of Hoochinoo (1877) "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 from Tlingit Hutsnuwu, lit. "grizzly bear fort."
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Slang Dictionary
hooch definition[hutʃ]and hootch
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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