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单词 cheechako
释义

cheechako

/tʃiːˈtʃɑːkəʊ /
noun (plural cheechakos) North American informal
A person newly arrived in the mining districts of Alaska or NW Canada.‘Go easy on him, Rob,’ Wiley said, reaching forward to pat Dexter's broad shoulder ‘He's a cheechako.’...
  • Under the harsh exposure of winter, the population eroded each year as many cheechakos packed up and returned south.
  • While miners, sourdoughs and cheechakos stampeded the town, Frederick Arthur Kubon was born.

Origin

Late 19th century: Chinook Jargon, 'newcomer'.

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