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Vinony

chump

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃʌmp/

noun

Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably a blend of chunk and lump or stump, or perhaps a nasalised variant of chub (“someone chubby, something thick”). Compare Icelandic kubbur (“block of wood, chip (computing)”), Old Norse kumbr for kubbr (“block of wood”), English chop.

  1. An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

    “That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.”

    “What chumps! Didn’t they realize that all they had to do was interpret the constitutional term “the Legislature” to mean “the people”?”

  2. A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.

    “It shouldn't be hard to put one over on that chump.”

    ““Well, that's it. Let's reactivate him. Wake up!” “[Yawns] Hey, chumps and chumpettes. Did you get the bomb out? Can I go back to saying the word I love to say?” “I'm sorry, but we couldn't remove it.” “It's stuck in there with glue or something. I don't know.” “Well, this is just great. What's the point of living if I can't say ass? [Gasps] Hey! I didn't blow up! Ass! Ass! Ass! Ass! Ass! All right! I'm back in the saddle.” “We couldn't disarm the bomb, so we reset the word that triggers it.” “It's from the list of words you almost never say.” “That's using your ass. So what's the word?” “We think it's better if you don't know.” “Oh, come on. I'm not going to say it. Please? Ooh, is it "please"?” “Nope.” “Hmm. Words I never say. Oh. I know. "Thanks."” “Bender, stop trying to destroy the world.” “Wait, wait, wait, wait. Is it "sorry"? No. "Funderful"? Mmm... "Non-alcoholic"?” “Quit it.” “Bender.” “Stop it, mon.” “Enough already.” “"Compassion"? "Shrimp toast"? "Antiquing"?” [Explosion] “I'm all right.””

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

    “Shaped as if they had been unskilfully cut off the chump-end of something.”

  4. A person's head or face.

verb

Etymology: Variant of chomp, itself a variant of champ (“to bite”). More at champ.

  1. Dated form of chomp.

    “At a neighbouring table two Germans were making a hearty meal, chumping the meat and smacking their lips in a kind of heavy ecstasy.”