The word “Keyskiskie” does not appear in standard English dictionaries. It bears phonetic resemblance to several North American indigenous language families, particularly Algonquian (e.g., Kaskaskia – a tribe and river name) or Iroquoian (e.g., Susquehanna). The suffix “-skie” is common in anglicized Slavic surnames, but combined with “Keys-,” it evokes Great Lakes or Mid-Atlantic regional dialects.
“Doods” is almost certainly an informal plural of “dude” – a late 19th-century American term for a dandy or city-dweller, later generalized to mean “guy” or “fellow.” Thus, “Keyskiskie Doods” might literally translate to “fellows from the Keyskiskie region.” keyskiskie doods