cootch

[ kooch ]
/ kutʃ /

noun

cooch.

Words nearby cootch

coorg, coorie, coos, coos bay, coot, cootch, cooter, cootie, cooty, coover, cooze

Definition for cootch (2 of 2)

cooch

or cootch

[ kooch ]
/ kutʃ /

noun

a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
Also called cooch dance, hootchy-kootchy, cooch·ie-cooch·ie [koo-chee-koo-chee] /ˈku tʃiˈku tʃi/.

Origin of cooch

First recorded in 1940–45; apparently short for hootchy-kootchy

British Dictionary definitions for cootch

cootch

cwtch

South Wales dialect

noun

a hiding place
a room, shed, etc, used for storage a coal cootch

verb

(tr) to hide
(often foll by up) to cuddle or be cuddled
(tr) to clasp (someone or something) to oneself

Word Origin for cootch

from French couche couch, probably influenced by Welsh cwt hut