Gooch

[ gooch ]

noun

1. George Peabody, 1873–1968, English historian.

Gooch

/ ɡuːtʃ /

noun

1. GoochGraham (Alan)1953MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Graham ( Alan ). born 1953, English cricketer: played in 118 test matches (1975–95), 34 as captain; scored 8,900 test runs (an England record)

Example Sentences

She hired a meditation coach who introduced her to Enya and a ’90s health-food chain called Mrs. Gooch’s.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of brand names like Fruit Roll-Ups, Mrs. Gooch’s carried fruit leather, made with real fruit, and it was tofu or other soy stuffed into the inner filet of the hot dogs instead of insinuations of pork.

From Los Angeles Times

Whole Foods replaced Mrs. Gooch’s, but after being deracinated by Amazon, it became passé, less and less a signifier of status.

From Los Angeles Times

In passing 300, he became the first man to make a triple-century for England since BBC TV cut to horse racing for Graham Gooch’s landmark in his 333 against India at Lord's in 1990.

From BBC

Was Brook required to show the batsmanship of Gooch against West Indies at Headingley in 1991, Michael Atherton against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1995, or Kevin Pietersen’s dismantling of India in Mumbai in 2012?

From BBC

About This Word

What does gooch mean?

Gooch is slang for the perineum, or the area between the anus and genitals, usually on a man. 

It can also occasionally be found as slang for “excellent” or “awesome” in the Laguna Beach area of Southern California.

Where does gooch come from?

Gooch is a surname of Celtic origin, borne by the likes of the character Stephanie Gooch (Kate Micucci) on the 2000s sitcom Scrubs. The Gooch was also the nickname of a bully on the 1970–80s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes.

The origin of gooch as slang for the perineum—also known as the taint, grundle, or chode—isn’t exactly clear, but it’s found on Urban Dictionary by 2002 and shortly after appeared in Usenet groups about shaving. Gooch may riff on coochie, slang for “vagina.”

People were introduced to a very different gooch in 2005 when MTV’s Laguna Beach featured gooch as local slang for “really good.” This gooch is, apparently, may be based on a shortened version of the luxury brand Gucci, which itself has become a slang term for “excellent.”

How is gooch used in real life?

When it comes to referring to the perineum, you’ve got a lot of slang options. Gooch is just one of them.

15 yard penalty: Grab to the gooch pic.twitter.com/PnMdQNffCB

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 20, 2018

Clothing brand Gooch Apparel keeps the SoCal slang sense of gooch alive. They launched their line of surf and skate wear in Laguna Beach in 2013.

Note

This content is not meant to be a formal definition of this term. Rather, it is an informal summary that seeks to provide supplemental information and context important to know or keep in mind about the term’s history, meaning, and usage.