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chee⋅cha⋅ko

  [chee-chah-koh]
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–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 čokwa⋅ come! (impv. particle)
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