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chee⋅cha⋅ko
[chee-chah-koh] 
–noun, plural -kos. (sometimes initial capital letter
) Informal. (in Alaska and Northern Canada)
) 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)
1895–1900; < Chinook Jargon; chee just now, new < Lower Chinook čxi straightway + chako come < Nootka čokwa⋅ come! (impv. particle)
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