nitchie

American  

[nee-chee] / ˈni tʃi /

noun

Chiefly Canadian Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.

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Etymology

Origin of nitchie

First recorded in 1785–95; from Ojibwe ni·či· “my friend,” extracted from the phrase po·žo· ni·či· “greetings, friend!”, a common salutation among men

Example Sentences

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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For the identifications with Mary's father and mother, see Nitchie, Mary Shelley, pp.

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For the theme of loneliness in Mary Shelley's work, see Nitchie, Mary Shelley, pp. 13-17.

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What people say: the Nitchie School basic course in lip reading.

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Sometimes he grew tired of the prairies and then he and Tannis paddled themselves over the river in Nitchie Joe's dug-out, and landed on the old trail that struck straight into the wooded belt of the Saskatchewan valley, leading north to trading posts on the frontier of civilization.

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