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tillicum
/ ˈtɪlɪkəm /
noun
- informal.(in the Pacific Northwest) a friend
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tillicum1
from Chinook Jargon, from Chinook tlxam kin, esp as distinguished from chiefs
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Example Sentences
Toyatte also, with a teasing smile, said: “Mr. Young, mika tillicum hi yu tola wawa” (your friend leads you far in speaking).
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But, fer a' his sma' size the lad's uncanny knowin', an' the heart o' um's the heart o' a tillicum.
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Yo' done come, jes' as Joe 'lowed yo' would—yo' doggone li'l tillicum!
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Come on out of that, yo' li'l ol' tillicum, standin' theah in the do' shakin' yo' fist!
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They pushed up to the beach, and when close to it saluted the old man with the usual phrase, "Kla-haw-ya tillicum?"
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