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what is a chooch?

posted 15 years ago by m-leschack
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Doris calls Oscar Levant and Jack Carson a chooch? Has anyone every heard that word before? I cannot seem to find any reference to it on the web?

[–] Daisies5060 14 years ago

Hmmm...I never have either. I just looked it up though and this is what I found:

Italian slang for hardhead, blockhead, any of a number similar insults pertaining to one's stubborness or limited use of common sense.

[–] icarusinbrazil 14 years ago

A Donkey or a person with the brain of a donkey. There is actually a movie by that name.

[–] texastreasure517 8 years ago

I remember my dad using it when riding in the car with him. "Hey, chooch, stay in your own lane!"...like that. This was his era, and I'm sorry I missed it. The clothes, the manners, if it was anything like this film, it looked like fun!