cheechako
or che·cha·ko, chee·cha·co
[ chee-chah-koh ]
noun,plural chee·cha·kos.Informal.
(in Alaska and Northern Canada) a tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer.
Origin of cheechako
1First 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)
- Sometimes Chee·cha·ko .
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How to use cheechako in a sentence
Before us and behind us the great cheechako army laboured along with infinite travail.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceAt Bennett the two great cheechako armies converged, and there must have been thirty thousand people camped round the lake.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceThe anxious cheechako had vanished from the scene, and the victorious miner masqueraded in his place.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceNo one but an arrant, thoughtless, selfish cheechako will use a live growing tree against which to build a fire.
The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft | Dan Beard
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