chump

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Derived terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʌmp

[edit] Noun

chump (plural chumps)

1. (US, slang) the opposite of a champ; a loser

   Don't be such a chump.

2. the smaller of two bullies

   I'll take on that chump, and you fight the other one.

3. (pejorative) an unintelligent person; a blockhead

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

4. 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.

5. someone lacking good sense - especially considered so for being scrupulous or unselfish

   What a chump! He could have kept that money!

[edit] Synonyms

• (the opposite of a champ): loser, spoilsport, wimp
• (the smaller of two bullies): toady
• (an unintelligent person): blockhead, idiot, dope, dolt, dunce, dummy
• (a gullible person): gull, sucker, dupe, sap, dummy
• (someone easily taken advantage of): pushover, patsy
• (the target of a scam): mark, pigeon, sucker
• (someone lacking good sense): fool, dummy
• See also Wikisaurus:dupe

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[edit] Derived terms

• chump change
• chump chop