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audio|en-us-chump.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÊŒmp|-ÊŒmp
Noun
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context|US|slang the opposite of a champ; a loser
#:Don't be such a chump.
- the smaller of two bully|bullies
#: I'll take on that chump, and you fight the other one.
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pejorative an unintelligent person; a blockhead
#:That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
- a gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; the target of a scam
#:It shouldn't be hard to put one over on that chump.
- someone lacking good sense - especially considered so for being scrupulous or unselfish
#:What a chump! He could have kept that money! Who would have known?
Synonyms
(the opposite of a champ): loser, spoilsport
(the smaller of two bullies):
(an unintelligent person): blockhead, idiot, dope, dolt,
dunce
(a gullible person): gull, sucker, dupe, sap
(someone easily taken advantage of): pushover, patsy
(the target of a scam): mark, pigeon
(someone lacking good sense): fool
Translations
trans-top|the opposite of a champ
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trans-top|the smaller of two bullies
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trans-top|an unintelligent person
Finnish: typerys
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trans-top|a gullible person
Finnish: typerys
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trans-top|someone easily taken advantage of
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trans-top|the target of a scam
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trans-top|someone lacking good sense
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Derived terms
chump change
chump chop
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