Etymology

chooch

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Today it means: A stupid person; a meathead. Full definition →

Italian ciuccio ← Neapolitan ciuccio
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  1. Neapolitan · borrowed fromciuccio
  2. Italian · borrowed fromciuccio
  3. English todaychooch

From Italian ciuccio and/or Neapolitan ciuccio. The loss of the final vowel is typical of southern Italian languages.

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