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   Chinook Jargon

   cheechako — newcomer (emphasis on second syllable). ... Chinook Jargon history, dictionary and phrasebook -- includes annotated version of Shaw's dictionary, augmented by content from other word lists.
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   Robert W. Service

   Words used in Service's poetry include jerries (Germans), dago (Italian), pickaninny (in reference to a Mozambican infant), cheechako (newcomer to the Yukon and Alaska gold fields, usually from the U.S.), nigger (African-American), squaw (Aboriginal woman), and Jap (Japanese).
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   List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas

   Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word. ... Cheechako †
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   Canadian English

   In the word adult, the emphasis is usually on the first syllable, as in Britain. ... In the Yukon, cheechako is used for newcomers or greenhorns.
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   Imagism

   In the century's first decade poetry still had a large audience; volumes of verse published in that time included Thomas Hardy's The Dynasts, Christina Rossetti's posthumous Poetical Works, Ernest Dowson's Poems, George Meredith's Last Poems, Robert Service's Ballads of a Cheechako and John Masefield's Ballads and Poems. ... To use absolutely no word that does not contribute to the presentation.
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   1909 in poetry

   Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). ... Robert Service, Ballads of a Cheechako
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   Dana Stabenow

   Unusual Suspects (December, 2008) - including a Mnemosynea short story by Dana Stabenow, "A Woman's Work" ... "Cheechako" in The Mysterious North (2002)
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   White Pass

   This article refers to the pass between Alaska and British Columbia. ... Includes images of White Pass and White Pass Trail.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Chinook Jargon,
• Robert W. Service,
• List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas,
• Canadian English,
• Imagism,
• 1909 in poetry,
• Dana Stabenow,
• White Pass