CHUMP


Meaning of CHUMP in English

/ tʃʌmp; NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned , informal ) a stupid person :

Don't be such a chump!

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent. (in the sense thick lump of wood ): probably a blend of chunk and lump or stump .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.