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Slang of the Day: Hooch (noun) Illegally produced alcoholic liquor. Cheap liquor. Example: That boy was so drunk on hooch, he didn't know what he was doing. Celebrity quote: "Now, I'm no stranger to hooch. But my drinking sympathies are in sync with the Irish. Blessed waters should be a gentle ocher color, the color of beer, whiskey and scotch." -David Bowman Explanation: The word originated in the late 19th century in Alaska. A small Tlingit tribe, the Hutsnuwu (Hoochinoo) Indians lived on Admiralty island, south of Juneau, and were distilling their own alcoholic liquor from molasses in the late 19th century. The product became known as 'hoot-chinoo', 'hooch' or 'hootch', and a 'Report on the Population of Alaska' published with the 1890 U.S. census, stated that the cause of “nearly all the trouble in this country” was 'hoochinoo' or 'hooch'. Do you have a favorite slang term? Become a Slang Insider! It's FREE, it's FUN! Click here to add a Slang Term Send a Slang of The Day email postcard to a friend!  [example] Join our slang of the day mailing list

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