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nitchie
[ nee-chee ]
noun
Chiefly Canadian Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
- a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of nitchie1
First recorded in 1785–95; from Ojibwe ²Ô¾±Â·Ä¾±Â· “my friend,†extracted from the phrase po·žo· ²Ô¾±Â·Ä¾±Â· “greetings, friend!â€, a common salutation among men
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The enemy's five horses at the door were led off by Billy's Siwash arriero, and Nitchie Scott, so gently that the robbers thought they were grazing.
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Siwash, and Nitchie Scott, find enemy's horses and drift them away out of reach.
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"Ha, Nitchie!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand for the Indian to grasp.
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Duncan had upbraided me for passing out my last five-dollar bill to that hungry Nitchie, but the poor woman needed it.
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"Shtop ut!" bawled Slavin, "d'ju hear, Yorkey? . . . shtoolin' th' nitchie on tu commit a felony an' th' like, thataways!"
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