Etymology

choochkie

C3H4O1O1C3H4K5I1E1

Today it means: The least auklet, Aethia pusilla (formerly Simorhynchus pusillus). Full definition →

Russian чукчи
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromчукчи
  2. English todaychoochkie

From Russian чукчи (čukči). Popularized by Henry W. Elliott.

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