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Where does “chooch” come from?

chooch (English) comes from Italian ciuccio, from Neapolitan ciuccio, from Spanish chucho, from Spanish Jechucho, from Spanish Jesús, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע — Salvation; Hosea.

chooch (English): A stupid person; a meathead

Definitions

  1. A stupid person; a meathead

Ancestry of “chooch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciucciodummy , pacifier; donkey; first-person singular...
2Neapolitanciucciodonkey, ass; fool, idiot
3Spanishchuchomutt, mongrel; male dog; jail
4SpanishJechucho—
5SpanishJesúsbless you, gesundheit
6LatinIēsus—
7Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
8Aramaicישוע—
9Hebrewישוע—
10HebrewיהושעJoshua
11HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
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