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• Chumminess

  [chuhm-ee] /ˈtʃʌm i/ adjective, chummier, chummiest. Informal. 1. friendly; intimate; sociable. /ˈtʃʌmɪ/ adjective -mier, -miest 1. (informal) friendly adj. 1874, from chum (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Chumminess. Previously it was a noun, a common name for a chimney sweep, as a corruption of chinmey. adjective Very friendly; buddy-buddy, palsy-walsy (1880s+) noun chum1 (1840s+)

• Chumming

  [chuhm] /tʃʌm/ noun 1. a close or intimate companion: boyhood chums. 2. a roommate, as at college. verb (used without object), chummed, chumming. 3. to associate closely. 4. to share a room or rooms with another, especially in a dormitory at a college or prep school. [chuhm] /tʃʌm/ noun 1. cut or ground bait dumped […]

• Chummy

  [chuhm-ee] /ˈtʃʌm i/ adjective, chummier, chummiest. Informal. 1. friendly; intimate; sociable. /ˈtʃʌmɪ/ adjective -mier, -miest 1. (informal) friendly adj. 1874, from chum (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Chumminess. Previously it was a noun, a common name for a chimney sweep, as a corruption of chinmey. adjective Very friendly; buddy-buddy, palsy-walsy (1880s+) noun chum1 (1840s+)

• Chump

  [chuhmp] /tʃʌmp/ 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. Idioms 5. off one’s chump, British Slang. crazy. [chuhmp] /tʃʌmp/ verb (used with or without object) 1. to bite or chew; […]

• Chump-change

  noun 1. Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money. noun phrase A trivial sum of money, a trivial matter. For example, Dave was sick of working for chump change; he wanted a decent salary, or Don’t put that on the agenda; it’s chump change. This expression uses chump in the sense of “a fool […]

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