Word of the Day for Thursday, August 5, 2010
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cheechako \chee-CHAH-koh\, noun:
cheechako \chee-CHAH-koh\, noun:
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A tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer.
A tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer.
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He is a genial liar, this Chicagoan turned President called the B.O., and for the ordinary lies of life he needs make no effort; they roll from his lips as regularly and as smoothly as do compliments from the lips of a sour dough man in conversation with a cheechako girl.-- James Augustus Hall, Starving on a bed of gold: or, The world's longest fast (as edited by Spy Maker)
He is a genial liar, this Chicagoan turned President called the B.O., and for the ordinary lies of life he needs make no effort; they roll from his lips as regularly and as smoothly as do compliments from the lips of a sour dough man in conversation with a cheechako girl.-- James Augustus Hall, Starving on a bed of gold: or, The world's longest fast (as edited by Spy Maker)
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Cheechako is a Chinook word which has come to mean a newcomer in a variety of settings, especially Alaska and Hawaii.
Cheechako is a Chinook word which has come to mean a newcomer in a variety of settings, especially Alaska and Hawaii.
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