Skookum

I've known the word "skookum" for a while. I had no idea where I learned it, but it's something I must've picked up.Then I started watching AvE's YouTube channel. Yes, he's up from Canada -- BC in fact -- and the word "skookum" is from western Canada. He has a pretty identifiable patter on his channel, including using a lot of vernacular. Some of those word are real, some aren't, many would be welcome on a pirate ship. But he does you "skookum" often, frequently in relation to a "choocher." (He's worth a watch anyway if you've never checked him out)In case you've never encountered it, something that is skookum means "strong" or "great."  Generally, it's used as a form of praise.Then En came home with some beer... (more on that later) brewed by Skookum Brewery.From Arlington, WA. And yes, the brew is pretty skookum.It's fun how a region can have a language all its own don'cha'know.