Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A stupid or foolish person; a dolt.
- v. To chew or make a chewing movement.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood.
- n. A stupid fellow.
- n. The blunt end of anything. See chump-end.
- n. The head.
- To munch.
Wiktionary
- n. the opposite of a champ; a loser
- n. the smaller of two bullies
- n. an unintelligent person; a blockhead
- n. a gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; the target of a scam
- n. someone lacking good sense - especially considered so for being scrupulous or unselfish
- n. the thick end (originally of a joint of meat)
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood.
- n. a stupid person; a fool; a dolt; also, a dupe.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Etymologies
- Perhaps blend of chunk and lump1 or stump.Variant of champ1.
Examples
“An example: Write the word "chump" in cursive but leave the semicircle of the "p" open so it doesn't touch the p's tail.”
“What an argument -- whether a chump is a thug or not.”
“I am inclined to think, old boy, that there is a good deal of what they call the chump about me.”
“Don't think you will get re-elected by voting present spineless commander in chump, Obummie”
“He brings in chump change bagging at a nearby store and to reduce costs he lives with his adult daughter.”
“If you choose to read this replacing the word chump with that word, then you are of course free to do so, but be warned - you may offend yourself.”
“All of that combined is what Microsoft's DC team calls chump-change -- they plunked down $8.8 million in 2006.”
Robert Schlesinger: Google v. Micrsosoft: The K Street Factor
“I was actually called a chump for becoming a department chair.”
“BROWN: That's Hank Paulson's deputy there being called a chump by a member of Congress.”
“Meant to say: "A chump might be another way of saying a character doesn't really COMPREHEND the consequence of their nobility, to themselves or those around them.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chump’.
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old timey talk
Words or Sayings from the 1920's or whatever that no one really uses anymore (at least in that context).
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sionnach Mine says 'dwimp'. Or possibly 'durmp'. Mar 15, 2009
bilby Mine says dhimnp. Mar 15, 2009
adamcasciaro The upside-down word status of chump has truly made me smile. Thank you rolig.
Mar 15, 2009
rolig When written out in longhand, this word is an upside-down word. Jun 1, 2008