hooch, hootch /huːtʃ/ noun [uncountableU] especially American EnglishAmE 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 abandonedhooch was next to a roadway that is patrolleddaily, stay away!• It's just this bloodyhooch.• There were 4 men in our hooch, a bitcramped, 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.
Originhooch
(1800-1900)hoochinoo“alcoholic drink made by the Hoochinoo people of Alaska”((19-20 centuries))