- skookum
- 1. adjective /ˈskuːkəm/a) Excellent, impressive.2. noun /ˈskuːkəm/a) An evil spirit or woodland monster/giantb) a type of doll based on the mythical woodland monster
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Skookum — is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in British Columbia and Yukon Territory in Canada, and in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The word skookum has three meanings: # a word in regional English that has a variety of positive… … Wikipedia
Skookum — Femelle Skookum écaille de tortue Espèce Chat (Felis silvestris catus) … Wikipédia en Français
skookum — ☆ skookum [sko͞o′kəm ] adj. [Chinook jargon, evil spirit] [Northwest & Cdn.] strong, big, excellent, etc … English World dictionary
skookum — I. ˈskükəm noun ( s) Etymology: Chinook jargon, powerful, evil spirit, from Chehalis skukm : an evil spirit II. adjective … Useful english dictionary
Skookum (chat) — Skookum Skookum Femelle Skookum écaille de tortue Région d’origine … Wikipédia en Français
Skookum (cat) — Skookum is the name of a recognized breed of cat. It is a small affectionate cat, very similar to a related breed called the Munchkin, but with curls similar to its other parent breed, the LaPerm. Its head is a broad modified wedge shape with… … Wikipedia
Skookum (disambiguation) — Skookum may refer to:* Skookum, a word in Pacific Northwest and British Columbia English from the Chinook jargon * Skookum (cat), a breed of catee also*Skookumchuck *List of Chinook Jargon placenames … Wikipedia
Skookum cast — The Skookum Cast is a plaster cast taken on September 22, 2000 during a Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) expedition to the Skookum Meadows area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state, during filming of the now… … Wikipedia
skookum-house — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : jail had recently been arrested … put in the skookum house … and fined Century Magazine … Useful english dictionary
skookum — /skooh keuhm/, adj. Northwest U.S., Canada. 1. large; powerful; impressive. 2. excellent; first rate. [1825 35, Amer.; < Chinook Jargon: strong, powerful < Lower Chehalis (Salishan language of the Washington coast) skwakwam ghost, spirit, monster … Universalium
