hoochie
hoochie Lexical Profile
hoochie Game Scores & Validity
• noun
American (slang, derogatory) A woman considered to be sexually promiscuous or who dresses and behaves in an overtly provocative manner.
"The lyrics of the 1990s rap song criticized the materialistic behavior of a local hoochie."
North American A soft plastic fishing lure shaped like a small squid or octopus with a skirt of tentacles, commonly used in trolling for salmon.
"The angler rigged a pink hoochie behind a flasher to attract chinook salmon in the deep water."
• adjective
American (slang, often derogatory) Sexually provocative, revealing, or suggestive in style or appearance.
"The costume designer chose a flashy, hoochie outfit for the character's nightclub scene."
Word Nuance & Usage
Primarily used in American slang, this term is generally derogatory when applied to a person, though it is sometimes used playfully or self-referentially in casual contexts.
• Rhymes for hoochie
Word Origin & Etymology
Shortened from 'hoochie mama', which entered hip-hop slang in the late 1980s and 1990s from earlier blues lyrics referencing 'hoochie-coochie', a suggestive 19th-century carnival dance.