hooch 的词源

还有 hootch，意为“廉价威士忌”，最早出现于1897年，是 Hoochinoo（1877年）的缩写，指的是“阿拉斯加印第安人酿造的酒”。这个词源于阿拉斯加一个土著部落的名字，他们的蒸馏酒在1898年克朗代克淘金热期间深受矿工们喜爱。根据《牛津英语词典》，这个部落的名字来自丁灵特语 Hutsnuwu，字面意思是“灰熊堡垒”。

As the supply of whisky was very limited, and the throats down which it was poured were innumerable, it was found necessary to create some sort of a supply to meet the demand. This concoction was known as "hooch"; and disgusting as it is, it is doubtful if it is much more poisonous than the whisky itself. [M.H.E. Hayne, "The Pioneers of the Klondyke," London, 1897]

由于威士忌的供应非常有限，而喝酒的人却数不胜数，因此人们发现有必要创造某种供应来满足需求。这种混合饮料被称为“hooch”；尽管它令人恶心，但很难说它比威士忌本身更有毒。[M.H.E. Hayne，《克朗代克的开拓者》，伦敦，1897年]