hootchy-kootchy

== English == === Alternative forms === hoochie-coochie hoochy-coochy hoochy-koochy hootchie-cootchie === Etymology === Unknown. Attested from the 1890s. Compare kouta kouta dance, a similar belly dance also attested from the 1890s. Possibly influenced by forms such as honky-tonk (from 1880s), hula-hula (from 1820s), or hurdy-gurdy (from 1740s). Later forms coochie, cooch appear to derive from hootchy-kootchy. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uːtʃi === Noun === hootchy-kootchy (plural hootchy-kootchies) (US) A kind of erotic dance similar to a belly dance, formerly performed at carnivals. (attributive) Something suggestive or sexualized. === See also === hoochie hoochie mama === References ===