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Some words and phrases will even send non-Indigenous individuals for more information. For example, “Skoden” means “Let’s go then”; “Aho” is “Hello” or “Thank you”; and ‘Cvpon” an affectionate word for boy or young man.

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Cvpon isn't slang. It is the Muscogee word for boy. I can think of three types of words used on this show that are going to stump a lot of people.

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Muscogee and Native slang is peppered throughout the Reservation Dogs script (Willie Jack’s favorite phrase is “skoden,” and her aunt calls Bear “cvpon”), thanks to the all-Indigenous writers and directors working on the show, along with an almost entirely Indigenous cast and production team.

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