CHUMP

chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug

(noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chump (plural chumps)

(colloquial, pejorative) An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

(colloquial, pejorative) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.

The thick end, especially of a piece of wood or of a joint of meat.

Synonyms

• (an unintelligent person): blockhead, idiot, dope, dolt, dunce, dummy

• (a gullible person): gull, sucker, dupe, sap, dummy, patsy, pigeon

• See also dupe

Verb

chump (third-person singular simple present chumps, present participle chumping, simple past and past participle chumped)

Dated form of chomp.

Source: Wiktionary


Chump, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E. chop.]

Definition: A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. Morton. Chump end, the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of meat. Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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