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cheechako

Loanword

Meaning
Alaska: a newcomer; greenhorn who hasn't wintered over.
Type
Loanword
Used in
Alaska

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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