hyak ((adv.))

[< Chinook Jargon]

B.C.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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adv.

quickly; right away.

1915

"Klatawa!" (Go!) he commanded. "Hiak!" (Quick!) he shouted.

1927

"I seen hyak that I ain't got no chance o' gettin' the best in an exchange o' gay reparty with a jane that slings the wau-wau like she does."

1936

"Did you tell these other fellows about this?" "Non, I come hyak right to you."