Skookum Definition

sko͝okəm
adjective
Strong, big, excellent, etc.
Webster's New World

(chiefly British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest US) Excellent, impressive.

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(chiefly British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest US) Big, strong, durable, reliable, trustworthy, doughty.

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noun
(chiefly among Northwest Coast Aboriginal people) An evil spirit or woodland monster/giant.
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A type of doll based on the mythical woodland monster.
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A domestic cat breed.

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Other Word Forms of Skookum

Noun

Singular:
skookum
Plural:
skookums

Origin of Skookum

  • First attested in 1825-35. From Chinook Jargon, from Lower Chehalis.

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Words Starting With

SSKSKO

Words Ending With

MUMKUM

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