Fw: skookum

[Dave Robertson]

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From: "Linda Fink" <linda at fink.com>
Subject: skookum


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> skookum (SKOO-kuhm) adjective
>
>   Powerful; first-rate; impressive.
>
> [From Chinook Jargon, from a Chehalis word meaning spirit or ghost.]
>
>  "Beth Baker of Knik may be an Iditarod rookie, but she's a skookum
>   one."
>   Opinion; Anchorage Daily News (Alaska); Mar 18, 1994.
>
>  "His big seller is the Zooper Buddy, an all-terrain vehicle with
>   three inflatable tires, an adjustable handle bar, amazing
>   suspension and a skookum reclining seat."
>   Karen Gram; Stroller Envy; Vancouver Sun (Canada); Oct 21, 2003.
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