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hooch 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈhüch

Definition of hooch

slang

as in liquor

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk during Prohibition, everybody drank homemade hooch

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noun (2)

ˈhüch

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slang

as in hut

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling the soldiers quickly threw up the hooches where they would be living for the next few weeks

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But the end of colonial rule galvanized a new frontier spirit around booze, with Americans shunning the sherry, port, and brandy favored by the stiff Europeans, and instead leaning into their own hooch created by a mash of whatever grains were on hand. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 May 2026 There’s the time the pair got ass drunk off hooch in the deep South at the kind of Geechie establishment that plays ZZ Hill, Johnny Taylor, and Clarence Carter records. — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025 Sipping the hooch were club promoters Unik and Kiki, plus real estate developer Bruce Eichner and his wife, Leslie. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025 Vaz has spent years trying to change the perception of the Goan liquor feni—usually made by double-fermenting cashew fruit or coconut-palm sap—from burn-your-eyelashes-off hooch to something truly enjoyable. — Smitha Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hooch

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The import taxes will hit everything from hockey sticks, to some building materials, liquors and certain kinds of clothing.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
The mini bar—located inside a gorgeous wooden cabinet—was filled with local spirits like pox, a Mayan liquor made of corn, sugar cane, and wheat, and Mayalen Guerrero mezcal in a bottle so beautiful I was tempted to sneak it back in my suitcase.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

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Luwi’s father and uncle helped build him a house about thirty feet from Luwi’s family’s hut, in Waieti, a hamlet on a mountainside, more than five thousand feet high, with clouds pooling in the valleys below.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Sharaf’s report did not indicate that staying at the huts and waiting for better conditions was ever suggested or discussed by the guides running the trip.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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That includes lavish dinners with free-flowing booze, part of a decadent culture that Chinese leader Xi Jinping sees as a threat to the ruling Communist Party’s power and the country’s economic growth.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The frozen treat was popular enough that major alcohol manufacturers like Anheuser-Busch, who were prevented from selling booze during Prohibition, started producing ice cream instead.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of booze

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And even though alcohol sales have dropped, people are still seeking out comparable flavors in nonalcoholic options and mocktails.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026
Campbell became a member of the band after the death of lead guitarist Steve Clark, who died in 1991 from a combination of drugs and alcohol.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

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