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.

  1. the thick, blunt end of anything.

  2. Slang. the head.

Idioms about chump

  1. off one's chump, British Slang. crazy.

Origin of chump

1
1695–1705; perhaps blend of chunk1 and lump1

Other words from chump

  • chumpish, adjective
  • chump·ish·ness, noun

Other definitions for chump (2 of 2)

chump2
[ chuhmp ]
verb (used with or without object)

  1. to bite or chew; munch.

Origin of chump

2
First recorded in 1850–55; variant of champ1

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British Dictionary definitions for chump (1 of 2)

chump1

/ (tʃʌmp) /

noun

  1. informal a stupid person

  2. a thick heavy block of wood

    • the thick blunt end of anything, esp of a piece of meat

    • (as modifier): a chump chop

  2. British slang the head (esp in the phrase off one's chump)

Origin of chump

1
C18: perhaps a blend of chunk and lump 1

British Dictionary definitions for chump (2 of 2)

chump2

/ (tʃʌmp) /

verb

  1. a less common word for chomp

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