choom

[ choo m ]
/ tʃʊm /

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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British Dictionary definitions for choom

choom
/ (tʃʊm) /

noun

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