hootch
Backwoods bathtub booze
Hootch is slang for alcohol, especially cheap or illicitly made liquor: We passed around a bottle of hootch.
The word emerged during Prohibition and retains a rough, informal quality.
Also spelled hooch.
Separately, hootch (from Japanese) was American military slang for a thatched hut or makeshift dwelling, especially in Korea and Vietnam.
Illegally distilled spirits
- rotgutPoor-quality spirits
- firewaterStrong alcoholic spirits
- boozeInformal term for spirits
- liquorDistilled alcoholic drink
spirits · whiskey · vodka · rum · gin · brandy · bourbon · swill
Illegally distilled spirits
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- rum-runningIllicit alcohol trafficking
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- smuggleConvey illicitly across borders
illicit · black-market · bootlegger · still · revenuers · prohibition · underground · clandestine
moonshine
Illegally distilled spirits
liquor · spirits · whiskey · vodka · rum · gin · brandy · bourbon · swill · grog
moonshine
Illegally distilled spirits
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- rum-runningIllicit alcohol trafficking
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
smuggle · illicit · black-market · bootlegger · still · revenuers · prohibition · underground · clandestine · unlicensed
hut
Small crude dwelling
lean-to · shanty · barracks · bunker · tent · ramshackle · makeshift · temporary · crude · encampment
overproof
Alcohol exceeding standard strength
fiery · strong · harsh · raw · unrefined · kick · stiff · heady · biting · rough
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
hootchwater
Clear essential liquid
soft drink · soda · juice · milk · tea
hootchsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
abstinence · teetotalism · temperance · clean living · soft drinks