Definitions

smokum

Verb
  1. (dated, humorous, insulting) to smoke
Usage notes

Part of the limited vocabulary used in the synthetic language apparently intended to illustrate language difficulties between Native Americans and the paleskinned invaders. This limited vocabulary is part of a stereotype that could justifiably be viewed as derogatorily portraying Native American, and particularly used in the context of smoking a peace pipe

Origin

smoke +‎ -um

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