rutch

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rutch

/ɹʊt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ʊtʃ, -ʌtʃ

Where it comes from

Partly from German rutschen (“slide”), partly (especially in Pennsylvania Dutch English) from Pennsylvania German rutsche (“slide; move around frequently”), and partly (especially in Amish use) from Plautdietsch rutschen (“slide”). Compare also West Country English ruge (“slippery”).

verb rutches · rutching · rutched · rootch · rutsch

US, archaic, informal, in Yorkshire To slide; to scooch; to shuffle. Then Ismail set the pace yet faster, and they became the last two of a procession of turbaned men who tramped along a winding tunnel into a great mountain's womb. The sound of slippers clicking and rutching on the rock floor swelled and died and swelled again ...
Dutch, English, Pennsylvania, especially To squirm; to move around frequently. Sitting on hard wooden chairs in school didn't help one bit, and I had an especially difficult time sitting still in class. One of my teachers was quite versed in Pennsylvania Dutch, and kept saying, “Quit your rutching!"

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@misc{rutch_2026,
  title = {rutch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rutch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}