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noun
Idiom1.
Informal. a stupid person; dolt: Don't be a chump—she's kidding you along.
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a short, thick piece of wood.
3.
the thick, blunt end of anything.
4.
Slang. the head.
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off one's chump, British Slang. crazy.
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Off one's chump
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
chump
1703, "short, thick lump of wood," akin to O.N. kumba "block of wood." Meaning "blockhead" is first attested 1883.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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off (one's) chump definition
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