Skookum
Canadian SlangDefinition
BC slang from Chinook Jargon meaning strong, excellent, impressive, solid, or reliable; also used as an intensifier meaning “very/first-rate.”
Examples
"That old Land Cruiser is skookum—never leaves us stranded up the logging roads. "
"Bundle up; it’s skookum cold on the Coquihalla this morning. "
"You did a skookum job on that cedar deck—looks first-rate."