hootchy-kootchy

noun

variants or hootchie-kootchie
¦hüchē¦küchē,
¦hüchi¦küchi
or less commonly hootchy-kootch
-¦küch
or hoochie-coochie or hoochy-koochy
plural hootchy-kootchies also hootchy-kootches or hoochie-coochies or hoochy-koochies
: cooch

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of hula-hula

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“Hootchy-kootchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hootchy-kootchy. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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