to chump

Examples

• All

• Everyone in the group realized they had been chumped when the scam was revealed.

• Get your goddamn hands off me, chump.

  A Rage in Harlem (1991)

• What do you mean, chump?

  Big Brown Eyes (1936)

• "You want to fight, chump?"

  Fiction book (1990)

• Hey, don't just stand there, chump.

  Star Vehicle (2010)

• Don't you ever knock, chump.

  Something to Sing About (1937)

• Don't push me, chump.

  Animal Factory (2000)

• She felt foolish after they chumped her into investing in a fake scheme.

Synonyms

F

to fool

vsto chump

704 2.1

To trick someone into believing something that is not true

focuses on causing the person to appear silly rather than only creating false beliefs

S

to sucker

vsto chump

• Informal

26 6.0

To trick someone into doing something

focuses on making the person appear silly rather than only causing action

B

to bamboozle

vsto chump

• Informal

11 8.3

To trick someone by pretending you want to help them

focuses on making the person look silly rather than using complex schemes

P

to play (someone) for a fool

vsto chump

• Offensive

7 7.4

Treat someone as stupid to trick or cheat them

focuses on causing the person to appear silly rather than assuming naivety

F

to flim-flam

vsto chump

• Archaic

1 9.5

To trick someone by using clever talk

aims to make someone appear silly rather than rely on talk or schemes

H

to humbug

vsto chump

• Archaic

1 8.7

To trick someone by pretending to be something they are not

focuses on making the person appear silly rather than on false pretense

P

to play false

vsto chump

1 8.1

To trick someone who trusts you by hiding your real plans to get something for yourself

focuses on causing the person to look silly rather than on hidden motives

B

to befool

vsto chump

9.9

To trick someone so they look silly

focuses on causing the person to appear silly rather than on method or gain

F

to flimflam

vsto chump

• Archaic

9.6

To trick someone by lying or cheating

focuses on making the person appear silly rather than on the dishonest methods

F

to flimflammer

vsto chump

• Offensive

9.9

To cheat someone using tricks or fake deals

focuses on causing the person to seem silly rather than the swindle itself

Antonyms

I

to inform

∞ 1.0

To tell someone about a fact or situation

E

to enlighten

55 4.8

To give someone clear information to help them understand something

Idioms

B

to be a chump

• Offensive

3 9.2

To act foolishly and let people trick you

Compounds

C

chump change

• Informal

8 8.2

A very small amount of money that hardly matters next to bigger costs

A

average frustrated chump

• Offensive

9.9

An ordinary person who feels unhappy and gives up easily about their goals

How Deceptive

to defraud

• Formal

40 6.9

to swindle

20 5.5

to dupe

58 6.4

to chump

• Slang

8 7.5

to trick

326 3.5

to mislead

87 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology