new chum
Britishnoun
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archaic a recent British immigrant
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a novice in any activity
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(in the 19th century) a new arrival in a hulk
Example Sentences
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Roger gives Lane tips for wooing Mr. Jaguar, teaching him how to establish a strategic camaraderie with his new chum.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2012
Good opened a $750,000 line of credit for Bush, promised more and flashed visions of wealth before his new chum.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was thinking of that new chum hawker awhile ago, before I knew you were he.
From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
The boys were the next to move, and their surprise was great when they found their new chum neighbours had disappeared.
From Australia Revenged by Boomerang, pseud.
I’ve no mind to be guy’d in the papers as a new chum that was bested by a set of lags.”
From The Tale of Timber Town by Grace, Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus)
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