[1785–95; ‹ Ojibwa ni⋅či⋅ my friend, extracted from the phrase po⋅žo⋅ ni⋅či⋅ “greetings, friend!”, a common salutation among men]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakup, commando, crossover, depot, dualism