Cootches

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. A plural term that can refer to small, cozy shelters or hovels ; to a kind of low platform or stage used in erotic dancing performances ; or as an alternate spelling for a slang term referring to a woman’s genitals
2. Used to denote multiple small makeshift dwellings ; more than one stage for sensual dance routines ; or slang references to female intimate anatomy
3. Refers collectively to tiny huts or crude houses ; several stages designed for burlesque or stripping acts ; or colloquially alludes to women’s private parts

Etymology: "Cootches" is the plural of "cootch," a noun for a small, crude hut. The singular has a shadowy history in English, and the plural form simply follows the usual rule of adding an "-es" to words ending in "ch." Because the word is so rare, readers encountering it are more likely to meet it in older or regional writing than in everyday speech. Used as a noun, "cootch" belongs to the same family of informal, slightly rough-hewn vocabulary as other words for makeshift dwellings, and its plural is the form you will see when more than one such shelter is being described.

Synonyms: cuddles, snuggles, hugs, caresses