cheechako
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What does “cheechako” mean
Chinook Jargon-derived Alaska term (chee 'new' + chako 'to come') for a newcomer, especially someone who has not yet survived an Alaskan winter. Opposite of 'sourdough'. Spread into wide use by Robert W. Service's Klondike Gold Rush poetry.
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