chump

¹

[chuhmp]

noun

1. Informal.,  a stupid person; dolt.

   Don't be a chump—she's kidding you along.

2. a short, thick piece of wood.

3. the thick, blunt end of anything.

4. Slang.,  the head.

chump

²

[chuhmp]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to bite or chew; munch.

chump

¹

/ tʃʌmp /

noun

1. informal,  a stupid person

2. a thick heavy block of wood

3. 1. the thick blunt end of anything, esp of a piece of meat

   2. ( as modifier )

      a chump chop

4. slang,  the head (esp in the phrase off one's chump )

chump

²

/ tʃʌmp /

verb

1. a less common word for chomp

Other Word Forms

• chumpish adjective
• chumpishness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chump¹

1695–1705; perhaps blend of chunk ¹ and lump ¹

Origin of chump²

First recorded in 1850–55; variant of champ ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of chump¹

C18: perhaps a blend of _chunk and _lump ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. off one's chump, crazy.

Example Sentences

“There was a relief that we had not been the chumps at the table,” said Jamie.

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In any case, the border taxes are chump change in the budget.

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I feel like we could whip up a Colin-Sings go fund me that would make Bargatze’s 100 grand look like chump change.

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Jack Milne, heroic at the heart of an Aberdeen defence that performed a miraculous metamorphosis from mistake-ridden chumps to hugely resilient champs.

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With or without Trump, the GOP will always showcase populist themes, because it is the perfect vehicle to put a regressive, pro-billionaire agenda over on the chumps.

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