Answers.Body: <p>Hooch means "cheap whiskey" and here is the origin of the term:</p>
  
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    <p><strong>hooch</strong> (n.)</p>
    
    <p>Also hootch, "cheap whiskey," 1897, shortened form of Hoochinoo (1877) "liquor made by Alaskan Indians," from the name of a native tribe in Alaska whose distilled liquor was a favorite with miners during the 1898 Klondike gold rush; the tribe's name is said by OED to be from Tlingit Hutsnuwu, literally "grizzly bear fort."</p>
    
    <p>As the supply of whisky was very limited, and the throats down which it was poured were innumerable, it was found necessary to create some sort of a supply to meet the demand. This concoction was known as "hooch"; and disgusting as it is, it is doubtful if it is much more poisonous than the whisky itself. [M.H.E. Hayne, "The Pioneers of the Klondyke," London, 1897] - <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hooch" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Online Etymology Dictionary</a> </p>
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Answers.Text: Hooch was also used to describe the liquid that would separate from a sourdough starter.  This term was used by the sourdough gold miners in Alaska and the Yukon. ( they are called sourdoughs because of the sourdough starter they brought with them and used to survive on. ) They may have only had flour and water at times and thus sustained themselves on that alone, keeping a working sourdough starter they could pour off the hooch and get a little buzz. i would not recommend it. .
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Body: <p>I would like to know the real origins of the word (terminology) 'Hooch'.  I have done some research <a href="http://www.culinarylore.com/drinks:origin-of-the-word-hooch-for-liquor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> and <a href="http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question119446.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.  However is there another point of view?  If I make my own, can I call it 'Hooch'?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Chattahoochee!!
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Comments.Text: English might be a better fit for this but I think it is OK here also.
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Comments.Text: Yup, I thought about that - if anyone wants it migrated that is not a problem.
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ThreadText: # 'Hooch' - origins of the word
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-16)
  
  I would like to know the real origins of the word (terminology) 'Hooch'. I have done some research [here](http://www.culinarylore.com/drinks:origin-of-the-word-hooch-for-liquor) and [here](http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question119446.html). However is there another point of view? If I make my own, can I call it 'Hooch'?
  
  **Tags:** home-brew
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Chattahoochee!!  
  > **username_2**: English might be a better fit for this but I think it is OK here also.  
  > **username_0**: Yup, I thought about that - if anyone wants it migrated that is not a problem.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2017-02-16. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  Hooch means "cheap whiskey" and here is the origin of the term:
  
  > **hooch** (n.)
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  > Also hootch, "cheap whiskey," 1897, shortened form of Hoochinoo (1877) "liquor made by Alaskan Indians," from the name of a native tribe in Alaska whose distilled liquor was a favorite with miners during the 1898 Klondike gold rush; the tribe's name is said by OED to be from Tlingit Hutsnuwu, literally "grizzly bear fort."
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  > As the supply of whisky was very limited, and the throats down which it was poured were innumerable, it was found necessary to create some sort of a supply to meet the demand. This concoction was known as "hooch"; and disgusting as it is, it is doubtful if it is much more poisonous than the whisky itself. [M.H.E. Hayne, "The Pioneers of the Klondyke," London, 1897] - [The Online Etymology Dictionary](http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hooch)
  
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  > **username_4**: Hooch was also used to describe the liquid that would separate from a sourdough starter.  This term was used by the sourdough gold miners in Alaska and the Yukon. ( they are called sourdoughs because of the sourdough starter they brought with them and used to survive on. ) They may have only had flour and water at times and thus sustained themselves on that alone, keeping a working sourdough starter they could pour off the hooch and get a little buzz. i would not recommend it. .  
  
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