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chump

1  [chuhmp]
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–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.
—Idiom
5. off one's chump, British Slang. crazy.
Origin:
1695–1705; perh. b. chunk 1 and lump

Related forms:
chumpish, adjective
chump⋅ish⋅ness, noun

chump

2  [chuhmp]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to bite or chew; munch.
Also, chomp.

Origin:
1850–55; var. of champ 1
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chump 1   (chŭmp)   
n.  A stupid or foolish person; a dolt.

[Perhaps blend of chunk and lump1 or stump.]
chump 2   (chŭmp)   
tr. & intr.v.   chumped, chump·ing, chumps
To chew or make a chewing movement.

[Variant of champ1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
chump

  1. n.
    a stupid person; a gullible person. : See if that chump will loan you some money.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

chump 
1703, "short, thick lump of wood," akin to O.N. kumba "block of wood." Meaning "blockhead" is first attested 1883.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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