stupid chump

  • 1Chump — (ch[u^]mp), n. [Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E. chop.] 1. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. Morton. [1913 Webster] 2. a stupid person; a fool; a dolt; also, a dupe. [PJC] {Chump end}, the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of meat. Dickens …

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  • 2Chump end — Chump Chump (ch[u^]mp), n. [Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E. chop.] 1. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. Morton. [1913 Webster] 2. a stupid person; a fool; a dolt; also, a dupe. [PJC] {Chump end}, the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of… …

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  • 3chump — [tʃʌmp] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: chump thick piece of wood (18 19 centuries), perhaps from chunk + lump] 1.) informal someone who is silly or stupid, and who is easily deceived 2.) chump chop/steak BrE a thick piece of meat with a bone in it …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4chump — [ tʃʌmp ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED a stupid person who is easily tricked 2. ) BRITISH a thick end of a piece of meat: a chump chop off your chump BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED crazy …

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  • 5chump — [chump] n. [akin to ON kumba, block of wood, MHG kumpf, dull] 1. a heavy block of wood 2. Informal a foolish, stupid, or gullible person; dupe or fool off one s chump [Brit. Slang] insane; crazy …

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  • 6chump — [[t]tʃʌ̱mp[/t]] chumps N COUNT (disapproval) 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] The guy s a chump. I could …

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  • 7chump — chump1 chumpish, adj. chumpishness, n. /chump/, n. 1. Informal. a stupid person; dolt: Don t be a chump she s kidding you along. 2. a short, thick piece of wood. 3. the thick, blunt end of anything. 4. Slang. the head. 5. of …

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  • 8chump — UK [tʃʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms chump : singular chump plural chumps 1) informal old fashioned a stupid person who is easily tricked 2) British a thick end of a piece of meat a chump chop …

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  • 9chump — [tjamp] n. a stupid person; a gullible person. □ You are such a chump. □ See if that chump will loan you some money …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 10chump — n A stupid or foolish person. The poor chump can t get a date for the big dance. 1860s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang