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nitchie

[ nee-chee ]
/ ˈni tʃi /
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noun Chiefly Canadian Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
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Origin of nitchie

First recorded in1785–95; from Ojibwe ni·či· “my friend,” extracted from the phrase po·žo· ni·či· “greetings, friend!”, a common salutation among men

Words nearby nitchie

Nisqually, Nissen hut, Nistru, nisus, nit, nitchie, nite, niter, niterie, Niterói, nitery
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How to use nitchie in a sentence

  • Siwash, and Nitchie Scott, find enemy's horses and drift them away out of reach.

    A Man in the Open|Roger Pocock

  • Duncan had upbraided me for passing out my last five-dollar bill to that hungry Nitchie, but the poor woman needed it.

    The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer
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