dumb chum

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dumb (“incapable of speech”) +‎ chum (“friend, pal”). A rhyming alteration of earlier dumb friend.

Noun[edit]

dumb chum (plural dumb chums)

  1. (informal) A pet (animal companion).
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