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 meat. Dickens … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chump — [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
chump — [ 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chump — [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 … English World dictionary
chump — 1703, short, thick lump of wood, akin to O.N. kumba block of wood. Meaning blockhead is first attested 1883. Chump change attested by 1950 … Etymology dictionary
chump — ► NOUN 1) informal, dated a foolish person. 2) Brit. the thick end of something, especially a loin of lamb or mutton. ORIGIN originally in the sense «thick lump of wood»: probably a blend of CHUNK(Cf. ↑chunk) and LUMP(Cf. ↑lump) or STUMP(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
chump — This word appeared at the beginning of the eighteenth century, apparently suggested by existing words such as ‘chunk’, ‘clump’, and ‘stump’. It was at first used of an end piece of wood, then the blunt end of anything, such as a cut of meat.… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
chump — 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 … Universalium
chump — 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 … English dictionary
chump — /tʃʌmp / (say chump) noun 1. Colloquial a blockhead or dolt. 2. a short thick piece of wood. 3. the thick blunt end of anything. 4. Colloquial the head. 5. Meat Industry a section of lamb, hogget or mutton, between the leg and the loin, each… …
