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chump

noun \ˈchəmp\

: a person who is easy to trick : a stupid or foolish person

Full Definition of CHUMP

:  fool, dupe
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Origin of CHUMP

perhaps blend of chunk and lump
First Known Use: 1876

Related to CHUMP

Synonyms
1dupe, gull, mug [chiefly British], patsy, pigeon, pushover, sap, soft touch, sucker, tool

Rhymes with CHUMP

bump, clomp, clump, comp, crump, dump, flump, frump, grump, hump, jump, lump, plump, pump, rump, schlump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chump
  2. chump change
  3. chump chop
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