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[idelsong]

Ваши предположения: откуда берется слово "чучмек"?

Chichimeca was the name that the Mexica (Aztecs) generically applied to a wide range of semi-nomadic peoples who inhabited the north of modern-day Mexico. The name was adopted with a pejorative tone by the Spaniards when referring especially to the semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer peoples of northern Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichimec)

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[idelsong.livejournal.com]

Да, у Приставкина в "Тучке" встречается, как "чечмек" в 1944-1945 гг.

[alon_68]

Ну, как раз там действуют чечены, а он "чечен", "чичо" образован "чечмек" несложно.