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noun
- 1. a foolish or easily deceived person: informal "I was left feeling a bit of a chump"
- 2. the thick end of something, especially a loin of lamb or mutton. British
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noun. ˈchəmp. plural chumps. Synonyms of chump. informal : a person who is easily tricked : a stupid or foolish person. When you get down to it, he's a sucker. A chump. He's spent more time and money on me in six weeks than all the men I've known put together. Terry McMillan. see also chump change. Synonyms. dupe. gull. mug [chiefly British] patsy.
a foolish or stupid person: What a chump he was to quit his job.
noun. 1. informal. a stupid person. 2. a thick heavy block of wood. 3. a. the thick blunt end of anything, esp of a piece of meat. b. (as modifier) a chump chop. 4. British slang. the head (esp in the phrase off one's chump) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: perhaps a blend of chunk and lump1.
A chump is a sucker or a fool — someone who is very gullible. If a con artist cheats you out of money, you may end up feeling like a chump.
Chump definition: a stupid person; dolt. See examples of CHUMP used in a sentence.
Sep 10, 2024 · chump (third-person singular simple present chumps, present participle chumping, simple past and past participle chumped) (slang, transitive) To treat (someone) as a chump; to defraud or swindle (someone). Synonym: chump off
Define chump. chump synonyms, chump pronunciation, chump translation, English dictionary definition of chump. n. 1. A gullible person; a dupe. 2. A stupid or foolish person; a dolt. tr. & intr.v. chumped , chump·ing , chumps To chew or make a chewing movement....
A gullible, foolish, or stupid person; dupe or fool. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The thick end, especially of a piece of wood or of a joint of meat. Wiktionary. Synonyms: goof. boob. sucker. fool. dolt. lunkhead. sap. oaf. blockhead. dumbo. dumbbell.
If you call someone who you like a chump, you are telling them that they have done something rather stupid or foolish, or that they are always doing stupid things. [ informal , disapproval ] [...] More
chump. noun. These are words and phrases related to chump. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of chump. FOOL. Synonyms. fool. stupid person. idiot. dolt. blockhead. bonehead. simpleton. lunkhead. nitwit. half-wit. dummy. imbecile. moron. nincompoop. dunderhead. numskull. ignoramus. ass. dunce. ninny.
