Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kooch]
- /kutʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kooch]
- /kutʃ/
Definitions of cootch word
- noun cootch a hiding place 3
- noun cootch a room, shed, etc, used for storage 3
- verb cootch to hide 3
- verb cootch to cuddle or be cuddled 3
- verb cootch to clasp (someone or something) to oneself 3
- noun cootch a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body. 1
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Origin of cootch
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; apparently short for hootchy-kootchy
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Parts of speech for Cootch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cootch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.