cheechako
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of cheechako
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Chinook Jargon; chee “just now, new” from Lower Chinook čxi “straightway” + chako “come” from Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) čokwa· “come!” (imperative particle)
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If he’s enthusiastic about Alaska life, he’s also admittedly a bit of a cheechako.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2014
The supercilious cheechako might designate them high, But one acquires a taste for them and likes them by-and-by.
From Ballads of a Cheechako by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
He's a guard you can trust at the sluice box, And he'll watch by your cache thru the night, And if some cheechako tries to molest it That cheechako's in for a fight.
From Rhymes of a Roughneck by O'Cotter, Pat
The "cheechakos" of 1898 invaded Alaska for the gold and other wealth that were abundant; any later cheechakos were looked upon as claim jumpers and treated as such.
From Time Magazine Archive
Predictably, cheechakos and sourdoughs alike turned on the Zobels with the fury of one of the state's fierce Taku winds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well, I never got such a reception as they gave me, but I suppose they're cheechakos.
From The Winds of Chance by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
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