chump
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8.3
- noun
- /tʃʌmp/
- Offensive
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- Life gives me lemons, I sell them for a dollar to some chump who doesn't know I got them for free.
To go through your whole life looking like a Dang head chump.
- To go through your whole life looking like a Dang head chump.
- That is a loss of face, loss of standing in the community and, and, and now you're a a Zeta chump cause your idea got trounced.
- And then other times they get treated like chumps who will buy anything with LEDs on it and words like optimized for gaming on the box.
Examples
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Maybe the victim's a chump, a dope, classically unlucky.
Fiction book (1994) -
I don't want to wind up like that chump Norris.
Fiction book (1996) -
Kept her on while she made a chump out of you.
Fiction book (1994) -
Compared to the ways of the streets, I played the role of a chump.
Academic text (1992) -
I'll meet you in the car, chump.
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" My very dear sir, if you think you're going to make a chump out of me, forget it.
Fiction book (1995) -
All right, it was a pleasure doing business with you, chumps.
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He's a chump.
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- I'm nobody's chump.
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Don't be such a chump; you should read the fine print before signing anything.
Synonyms
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1.4
A person who makes poor decisions and is easily tricked
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7.0
A person who is easily tricked
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8.6
A person who is easily tricked and blamed by others
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8.8
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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8.2
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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9.3
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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9.1
A person who is easily fooled and trusts others too much
A person who trusts others and falls for tricks easily
A person who easily agrees and can be taken advantage of
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
An ordinary person who feels unhappy and gives up easily about their goals
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chump may come from an old word like lump meaning 'a heavy piece' or a small block of meat, so calling someone a chump was like calling them a 'lump' — slow or dull. That's why chump today means a person who is easily tricked.