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booch en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /buːt͡ʃ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of kombucha.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, uncountable) Kombucha.
    • After a night of worrying, nothing soothes the stomach like a tangy bottle of ginger booch.
    • And, of course, bottles make transporting the booch much easier than lugging around a gallon jar or a continuous brewer! 2016, Hannah Crum, Alex LaGory, The Big Book of Kombucha: Brewing, Flavoring, and Enjoying the Health Benefits of Fermented Tea, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 131:
    • SeekNorth separates the alcohol content from the kombucha without affecting the probiotic or nutrient profile, making them one of the only virtually alcohol-free booch brands. 2019 November 1, Claudia Larsen, “The Booch Belt: Hudson Valley Kombucha Brewers”, in Chronogram, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2019:
    • Want hooch with your booch? Make a kombucha cocktail. 2015 March 1, M. Carrie Allan, “Want hooch with your booch? Make a kombucha cocktail.”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2019:

booch en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /buːt͡ʃ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (New-York-City, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
    • The fellows left and were probably going to get some booch, but that was their business. Floyd was standing by his car wondering what was taking Susan so long, when a cab pulled up. 2011, Leroy Mathis, Die with a Little Dignity: A Harlem Tale for the New Renaissance, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 204:
    • All of these hoes, I made off records I produced. I might take all my exes and put 'em all in a group. Hit my eses, I need the booch. 'Bout to turn this function to Bonnaroo. 2018, Travis Scott, "Sicko Mode" (album: Astroworld)