Etymology

coochie

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Today it means: The hootchy-kootchy, a type of erotic dance. Full definition →

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The story

Possibly a clipping of hootchy-kootchy. Alternatively, possibly from cunt with influence from American slang term cookie (“vulva”). References to coochee dance (with various spellings) are attested from the end of the 19th century. The sense of “vagina or vulva” is attested from the early 20th century. Compare hoochie.

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