choom

[ choom ]

/ tʃʊm /

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noun Australian.

an Englishman.

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Origin of choom

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

Words nearby choom

choo-choo, choof off, chook, chook chaser, chook raffle, choom, choon, choora, choose, choose up, choosy

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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|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|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|DAILY BEAST
"Wasting good bud smoke was not tolerated," explained one member of the Choom Gang.
Intercepted!|Michael Tomasky|May 25, 2012|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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