tillicum

British  

/ ˈtɪlɪkəm /

noun

1. informal (in the Pacific Northwest) a friend

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Etymology

Origin of tillicum

from Chinook Jargon, from Chinook tlxam kin, esp as distinguished from chiefs

Example Sentences

"Thank you," he laughed, "And that is a real compliment, for by the way you can handle a rifle, and cover ground on snowshoes, I know you are skookum tillicum."

From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

In the Chinook jargon, tillicum means something like a familiar spirit, and Jim thought he saw what the other implied.

From Partners of the Out-Trail by Bindloss, Harold

My young tillicum had finished his tradition, and his great solemn eyes regarded me half-wistfully.

From Legends of Vancouver by Johnson, E. Pauline

In telling me the legend of "The Lost Talisman," my good tillicum, the late Chief Capilano, began the story with the almost amazing question, Had I ever heard of Napoleon Bonaparte?

From Legends of Vancouver by Johnson, E. Pauline

Of course we’ll have to take our tillicum along.

From The Young Alaskans by Hough, Emerson