chumming

Variant of chum

noun

  1. Archaic a roommate
  2. a close friend

Origin: late 17th-c. slang; prob. altered sp. of cham, clipped form of chamber (fellow), chamber (mate)

intransitive verb chummed, chumming

  1. Archaic to share the same room
  2. to go about together, as close friends do: to chum around
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