choom

[ choom ]

nounAustralian.

an Englishman.

Origin of choom

1915–20; facetious respelling of chum¹, with -oo- representing English Midlands pronunciation of the vowel

Words Nearby choom

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How to use choom in a sentence

The choom Gang was a bunch of jockey stoner kids and Barack Obama, who then went by “Barry,” was their natural leader.
Barack Obama Is the First Yuppie President | Stuart Stevens | January 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They also reelected President Obama, he of the infamous “choom Gang.”
‘Pot Psychology’: The Stoners’ Guide to Life | Adam Auriemma | November 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Barry ultimately left the choom Gang for Occidental College and then, in his junior year, transferred to Columbia in New York.
David Maraniss’s Biography Spills on Obama’s Pot-Smoking & More | Matthew DeLuca, Caitlin Dickson | May 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Wasting good bud smoke was not tolerated," explained one member of the choom Gang.
Intercepted! | Michael Tomasky | May 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
There was a little nurse, mostly on night duty, who was dubbed "choom," for she came from Yorkshire and had a rich brogue.
"Over There" with the Australians | R. Hugh Knyvett

British Dictionary definitions for choom

choom

/ (tʃʊm) /

noun

(often capital) old-fashioned, Australian slang, or jocular an Englishman

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