ooch
/ut͡ʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To move or slide (oneself or someone, or something) by a small amount.
Informal; Transitive verb
verb
To cause (oneself or someone, or something) to change or progress by a small amount or in small increments.
Informal; Transitive verb
verb
To force (someone or something) to move without noticeable disruption or opposition; to nudge.
Informal; Transitive verb
verb
To move around in a restricted or small space; to squeeze, to squirm.
Informal; Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "I ooched my car forward. In Dallas, tailgaiting is an art. You have to protect your place in traffic, or some yahoo will sneak in before you. So you have to drive two inches away from the bumper in front of you."
- "It was Stephen yet not Stephen whose calloused hand was rubbing her thigh; her skirt was ooched up around her hips – she was on guard as was her habit in those days."
- "Brig ooched his chair next to mine, then casually wrapped his arm around my shoulders."
- "So Kelp donned his stethoscope, ooched himself a little further in under the counter, and, while pressing the stethoscope to the face of the safe, began slowly to turn the combination dial."
- "An oocher, according to the The Encyclopedia Erratica, is a motorist who persists in ooching his speed to 35-miles-an-hour in a 30-mile zone. He also is the guy who insists on ooching another drink after the bars close."
- "The credit card is inflationary (merchants must be expected to ooch prices a bit to compensate for their kickbacks to the banks), even though it is responsible for only 2% of today's $98.2 billion in consumer debt."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ut͡ʃ/
- British English: /uːt͡ʃ/