Hooch

Hooch may refer to:

• Moonshine, illicit liquor - also spelled hootch, "cheap whiskey," 1897, shortened form of Hoochinoo (1877) "liquor made by Alaskan Indians," from the name of a native tribe in Alaska whose distilled liquor was a favorite with miners in 1898 Klondike gold rush; the tribe's name is said by OED to be from Tlingit Hutsnuwu, lit. "grizzly bear fort."
• Hoosh, a stew made from water, biscuits, and pemmican
• Chattahoochee River, United States watercourse
• Turner & Hooch, a 1989 comedy film
  • Beasley (dog actor) (1978–1992), dog who played Hooch
• Hooper's Hooch, a 1990s brand of alcopop
• "Hooch", a hoodoo spell
• "Hooch", a song on the Melvins's 1993 album Houdini
• "Hooch", a song by Everything
• "Hooch", slang for field hockey in South Norfolk/Suffolk
• "Hooch", slang for marijuana
• "Hooch", a song from the Sum 41 album Does This Look Infected?
• Hooch, liquid produced during the making of sourdough starter
• Hooch, Vietnam War era military slang for a thatched hut
• Hooch, military slang for a temporary shelter made from a poncho or tarp

People

• Pieter de Hooch (1629–1684), painter during the Dutch Golden Age
• Gerrit de Hooch (c. 1630–1679), Dutch painter of italianate landscapes
• Madam Hooch, a teacher at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• Hooch (Scrubs), a minor character from Scrubs
• DC Hooch, a character in Coronation Street