"chooch" meaning in English

See chooch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: chooches [plural]
Etymology: From Italian ciuccio and/or Neapolitan ciuccio. The loss of the final vowel is typical of southern Italian languages. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|ciuccio}} Italian ciuccio, {{bor|en|nap|ciuccio}} Neapolitan ciuccio Head templates: {{en-noun}} chooch (plural chooches)
  1. (US, Italian American, slang) A stupid person; a meathead. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-chooch-en-noun-JdeIliXg Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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