geronimo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)

Various theories; see Wikipedia. In any case, likely ultimately from the name of Geronimo the Apache. Originally used by American paratroopers.

Says Geronimo: "'I am tired of the warpath. — The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories, Unknown
This region was previously the haunt of Chief Geronimo and his murderous band of Apaches. — Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania, Jewett C. (Jewett Castello) Gilson
After touching at various places, in one of which they were lucky enough to find and release a Spanish captive named Geronimo de Aguilar, who had been wrecked on the Yucatan coast while on a voyage from the Spanish settlement in Darien and had been taken captive by the Mayas and held for several years. — South American Fights and Fighters, and Other Tales of Adventure, Cyrus Townsend Brady

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