ooch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /uːt͡ʃ/
ipa: /ut͡ʃ/
rhymes: -uːtʃ
Forms: form: ooches
Etymology: The verb is possibly a variant of scooch or scoot, or an onomatopoeia representing the movement. The noun is possibly derived from the verb.
Senses: examples: text: "The credit card is inflationary (merchants must be expected to ooch prices a bit to compensate for their kickbacks to the banks)." My question: How much is an "ooch"? Also, as I am one of the benighted ones who cut up and junked the card, shouldn't I be entitled to an "ooch" discount on a cash basis or on a first-of-the-month basis?
ref: 1970 April 17, Robert N. Hood, “Letters to the Editors: Credit Cards”, in Ralph Graves, editor, Life, volume 68, number 14, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 27, columns 1–2:
synonyms: word: scooch
word: skoosh#Etymology_2
word: skosh
word: ace
word: tinge
word: atom
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word: bissel
word: bit
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word: halfpennyworth
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word: ooch
word: ounce
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word: piece
word: pinch
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word: semblance
word: scent
word: scintilla
word: scooch
word: scrap
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word: skoosh
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glosses: A small amount by which something has changed or moved.
examples: text: To prevent those mistakes from becoming corporate failures, we have created what we call the "ooch approach."
ref: 1996, InTech: The International Journal for Measurement and Control, volume 43, Research Triangle Park, N.C.: Instrument Society of America, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 35:
text: ‘Ooch’ by ooch, row by row [letter title] […] "We used what I call the ‘ooch’ approach for getting the business going," says Truchard. To "ooch" things means to sort of inch them along, taking small, incremental steps, while avoiding unnecessary risks, he explains.
ref: 2002, James Truchard, quotee, “Electronic Business”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 28, Highland Ranch, Colo.: Cahners Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 44, column 3:
text: Think about a student, Steve, who has decided to go to pharmacy school. […] He's placing a huge bet on paltry information. This is a situation that cries out for an ooch, and an obvious one would be to work in a pharmacy for a few weeks.
ref: 2013, Chip Heath, Dan Heath, Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, New York, N.Y.: Crown Business, Crown Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 137:
glosses: A small change or small amount of progress.
examples: text: Presumably, this means that one may ooch only to initiate surfing or planing and that, if challenged, one must be prepared to defend one's ooching behavior in light of the conditions and the wave pattern. Potential problems: How many ooches are permitted per wave?
ref: 1975, Yachting, volume 138, page 154:
text: I suspect it will take an ooch or two on the boom to get the upper batten to clear.
ref: 1999 June, Chuck Paine, “Design”, in Yachting, volume 185, number 6, page 56:
topics: nautical
sailing
transport
glosses: An act of propelling a boat or sailboard forward by rocking one's body.