chum
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8.6
- noun
- /tʃʌm/
- Specialized
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cebo
- Go get another drone from Fletcher... and find some chum, a lot of it!
- throw chum
- bucket of chum
- chum in the water
This stuff is narcissism, chum on the water.
- This stuff is narcissism, chum on the water.
Examples
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You know, you throw chum overboard day after day so tourists can get their kicks, and pretty soon, sharks start to associate boats with food.
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First rule of shark fishing is a good chum slick.
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We're gonna add a little bit more chum to the water now.
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Looks like we brought chum to the shark tank.
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You panicked and you threw a bucket of chum in my face.
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Take 'em out past Widow's Reef, put a little chum in the water, let the sharks take care of the bodies for us.
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We all knew how useful chum could be in any sort of fishing, and we had read enough to know that sharks are attracted to blood in the water and that they can follow a blood trail for amazing distances.
Academic text (1997) -
In my early attempts to find a hammerhead school, I dumped large amounts of chum (fish meat and oils) into the water, hoping to draw them to my boat.
Academic text (1995) -
The ballyhoo are extremely thick, so a great way to start your day is to anchor up on a patch reef or rock pile and get a good chum slick going to attract your ballyhoo.
Blog text (10) -
Fishermen often throw chum into the water to draw fish closer to their boats.
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Etymology
Chum. The bait called chum is named after the fishing world on the same coast: fishermen used chopped fish, often from local salmon called chum, to 'attract' other fish. That's why chum means food thrown into the water to lure fish.