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[James Eric Lawson]

The 'ginch' and 'gonch', etc., all appear in _The Dictionary of 
Canadianisms on Historical Principles 2_, under 'gotchies':

http://apps.plotandscatter.com:8080/dchp2/Entries/view/gotchies

But there is no mention there of 'gooch grease', which as Lighter 
suggests might be an alteration of 'goose grease', perhaps influenced by 
(1) the baby-talk 'goochie goo' and (2) historical use of goose (bear, 
etc.) grease to minimize chafing in wet clothes.

On 6/3/23 16:06, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> Or "goose grease"?
> 
> JL
> 
> On Sat, Jun 3, 2023 at 7:03 PM Nancy Friedman <wordworking at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Possibly related to Canadian “ginch” and “gonch”?
>>
>>
>> https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2013/05/underwear-week-ginch-gonch.html
>>
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>> On Sat, Jun 3, 2023, 3:37 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> <
>>>
>> https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/gooch-grease-trending-because-men-215249500.html
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/gooch-grease-trending-because-men-215249500.html
>>>
>>> JL
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