hootchy-kootchy
Americannoun
plural
hootchy-kootchiesEtymology
Origin of hootchy-kootchy
First recorded in 1895–1900; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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In the age of hipster androgyny, the female hootchy-kootchy on Fox News Channel seems increasingly dated.
From Seattle Times
Communication is his prime concern, and he achieves it by drawing freely on a wide variety of styles�from calypso to hootchy-kootchy, from Bartok to Indian ragas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shrieking pipes and throbbing drums in the hands of 60 middle-aged musicians swung informally into The Hootchy-Kootchy, Little Egypt's tune at the 1893 World's Fair.
From Time Magazine Archive
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