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chump Definition

chump (c̸hump)

noun

  1. a heavy block of wood
  2. Informal a foolish, stupid, or gullible person; dupe or fool

Etymology: akin to ON kumba, block of wood, MHG kumpf, dull

chump Idioms

off one's chump

Brit., Slang insane; crazy

chump Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • lamb: This course was a splendid roast chump of lamb with roast potatoes and minted peas.

Converse of object

  • char: The security guard had previously been assualted by a gang of young thugs, including the charred chump.

Adjective modifier

  • silly: Meanwhile, a reader wrote and she said what could she be doing in her garden during January, silly chump.

Modifies a noun

  • chop: May be more expensive than loin chumps but chump chops are larger and meatier.
  • change: Mike Harris has devised a ferret finale that makes the rest of the money raised that evening seem like chump change.