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Booze vs Hooch - What's the difference?

booze | hooch |

As nouns the difference between booze and hooch

is that booze is (slang) any alcoholic beverage while hooch is (north america|informal) alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky or hooch can be a thatched hut, chu, or any simple dwelling.

As a verb booze

is (slang) to drink alcohol.

booze

English

(wikipedia booze)

Noun

(-)
  • (slang) Any alcoholic beverage.

    • Synonyms

    * grog; see also

    Derived terms

    * booze bus * booze can * booze cruise * boozehound * boozer

    See also

    * piss * plonk

    Verb

    (booz)
  • (slang) To drink alcohol.
    • We were out all night boozing until we dragged ourselves home hung over.
  • * Hugh Reginald Haweis
    • This is better than boozing in public houses.

    hooch

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation of Hootchinoo'', name of a specific liquor, from Tlingit ''Xutsnoowú ?wáan , the group that produced it, from (etyl) , the name of the village on Admiralty Island in which they lived.

    Alternative forms

    * hootch

    Noun

    (es)
  • (North America, informal) Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
    • Synonyms
    * moonshine

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Alternative forms

    * hootch

    Noun

    (es)
  • A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.
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