cheechako

cheechako
/chee chah"koh/, n., pl. cheechakos. (sometimes cap.) Informal. (in Alaska and Northern Canada)
a tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer.
Also, chechako, cheechaco.
[1895-1900; < Chinook Jargon; chee just now, new < Lower Chinook cxi straightway + chako come < Nootka cokwa· come! (impv. particle)]

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