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cheechako

or ³¦³ó±ð·³¦³ó²¹Â·°ì´Ç, ³¦³ó±ð±ð·³¦³ó²¹Â·³¦´Ç

[ chee-chah-koh ]

noun

Informal.
plural cheechakos.
  1. (in Alaska and Northern Canada) a tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cheechako1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Chinook Jargon; chee “just now, new†from Lower Chinook ij澱 “straightway†+ chako “come†from Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) Ä´Ç°ì·É²¹Â· “come!†(imperative particle)
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Example Sentences

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The ferry bar is a place where the pipeline welder and legislative lawyer talk, where a cheechako can meet and get to know someone born and raised in Angoon.

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If he’s enthusiastic about Alaska life, he’s also admittedly a bit of a cheechako.

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Ballads of a Cheechako. 12th Impression.

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Cheechako is not Eskimo for "tenderfoot."

After repeating his first success with Ballads of a Cheechako and a popular novel of the Gold Rush, The Trail of '98, he was free to live and wander as he liked.

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