hooch

[US]/huːtʃ/
[UK]/hutʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (illegally brewed or cheap) alcoholic liquor.
Word Forms
Pluralhooches

Phrases & Collocations

homemade hooch

hjemmelavet hærvind

Example Sentences

Moonshine is a type of hooch made illegally.

Moonshine er en type ulovligt fremstillet spiritus.

He was caught with a bottle of hooch in his bag.

Han blev fanget med en flaske spiritus i sin taske.

The soldiers drank hooch to keep warm in the cold.

Soldaterne drak spiritus for at holde sig varme i kulden.

Bootleggers often smuggle hooch across borders.

Smuglere smugler ofte spiritus over grænser.

The party was wild with plenty of hooch flowing.

Festen var vild med masser af spiritus, der flød.

The old man offered us a sip of his homemade hooch.

Den gamle mand tilbød os en slurk af hans hjemmebryggede spiritus.

She mixed some hooch with fruit juice for a cocktail.

Hun blandede noget spiritus med frugtjuice til en cocktail.

The hooch had a strong, fiery taste that lingered on the tongue.

Spiritussen havde en stærk, krydret smag, der blev hængende på tungen.

During prohibition, many people turned to making their own hooch at home.

Under forbud begyndte mange at fremstille deres egen spiritus derhjemme.

The smell of hooch permeated the room, making it hard to breathe.

Lugten af spiritus gennemtrængte rummet, hvilket gjorde det svært at trække vejret.

Real-world Examples

I'll grab some hooch for this parakeet.

Jeg vil hente noget sprut til den papegøje.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

They know by now whether he had drunk enough hooch to pass him out.

De ved nu, om han har drukket nok sprut til at besvime.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part Two)

Once you got the hooch, you gotta distribute it, right?

Når du har fået fat i spritten, skal du uddele den, ikke sandt?

Source: Atlantic Empire Season 1

Any chance you wanna sell back any hooch you might happen to confiscate?

Er der en chance for, at du vil sælge noget sprut tilbage, som du måske tilfældigvis konfiskerer?

Source: Atlantic Empire Season 2

No hooch, no gals, no nothing.

Ingen sprut, ingen piger, intet.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 1)

We helped ourselves to some of your hooch.

Vi tog noget af din sprut.

Source: Homeland Season 1

You mean besides the dead bodies? - Any hooch?

Mener du udover ligene? - Nogen sprut?

Source: Boardwalk Empire Season 3

It's just our new thing. You know, a good old home hooch.

Det er bare vores nye ting. Ved du, en god gammel hjemmebrygget sprut.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

Sure, he'd been hitting the hooch long before, but he was a guy married to a beautiful nothing.

Ja, han havde drukket sprut længe før, men han var en fyr gift med en smuk intet.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part Two)

Me, I'm in the hooch business, a wholesaler.

Jeg er i sprutforretningen, en grossist.

Source: Boardwalk Empire Season 3

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