cooch

or cootch

[ kooch ]

noun

1. Also called cooch dance [kooch, dans], an erotic dance, often similar to or imitating a belly dance, historically performed at carnivals and as part of burlesque shows.
2. Slang: Vulgar. coochie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cooch¹

First recorded in 1940–45; apparently short for hootchy-kootchy

Example Sentences

Northern parts of neighbouring West Bengal state have also been affected as water from the Teesta inundated Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts.

From BBC

Northern parts of the neighbouring West Bengal state have also been affected as water from Teesta inundated Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri disricts.

From BBC

In the early 19th century, some circuses also featured a separate tent that contained a "cooch show."

From Salon

In a shocking revelation, Davis also notes that at some cooch show performances, gay clowns had sexual encounters with male audience members "during and after anonymously crowded scenes."

From Salon

I asked Clyde and Gohmert who was paying Cooch.

From Washington Post