A really old term, going back to 1890, about a sexualized dance performed by carnival side-shows.
A hoochie coocher was a hoocie coochie dancer. She is also called a shimmy dancer. A hoochoe
coochie man either runs a show or is a drag queen performer.
The phrase has made famous by various blues, jazz and rock performers. These include Elvis Presley's "Saved", Cab Calloway "Minnie the Moocher", Muddy Waters' "
Hoochie Coochie Man".
Believe it or note, there's a 1929 Mickie Mouse cartoon called "the Karnival Kid" where Mickey, a carnival worker, is attracted to Minnie, a
hoochie coochie dancer.
Hoochie can be spelled hootchy, hootchey, hootchie, hoochy or hoochey.
Coochie can be spelled kootchy, kootchey, kootchie, koochy, koochey, cootchy, cootchey, cootchie, coochy, coochey.