choom

[choo m]

noun Australian.

an Englishman.

Origin of choom

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

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Examples from the Web for choom

Contemporary Examples of choom

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
They also reelected President Obama, he of the infamous “Choom Gang.”
‘Pot Psychology’: The Stoners’ Guide to Life
Adam Auriemma
November 11, 2012
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
"Wasting good bud smoke was not tolerated," explained one member of the Choom Gang.
Intercepted!
Michael Tomasky
May 25, 2012

Historical Examples of choom

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

noun

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

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