cheechaco

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chee⋅cha⋅ko

[chee-chah-koh]

–noun, plural -kos. (sometimes initial capital letter

) Informal. (in Alaska and Northern Canada)

a tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer.

Also, chechako, chee⋅cha⋅co.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Chinook Jargon; chee just now, new < Lower Chinook čxi straightway + chako come < Nootka čok^wa⋅ come! (impv. particle)

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