chum
noun
[ tʃʌm ]
• a close friend.
• "she shared the cake with her chums"
Similar:
friend,
companion,
intimate,
familiar,
confidant,
alter ego,
second self,
playmate,
classmate,
schoolmate,
workmate,
pal,
buddy,
bosom pal,
sidekick,
cully,
spar,
crony,
main man,
mate,
oppo,
china,
mucker,
butty,
marrow,
marra,
marrer,
amigo,
compadre,
paisan,
bro,
homeboy,
gabba,
compeer,
fidus Achates,
• used as a friendly or familiar form of address between men or boys.
• "it's your own fault, chum"
chum
verb
• form a friendship with someone.
• "his sister chummed up with Sally"
Origin:
late 17th century (originally Oxford University slang, denoting a room-mate): probably short for chamber-fellow . Compare with comrade and crony.
chum
noun
• chopped fish and other material thrown overboard as angling bait.
• "the anglers anchored down and put out their blood chum"
chum
verb
• fish using chum as bait.
• "chumming is always a must when flounder fishing"
Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
chum
noun
• a large North Pacific salmon that is commercially important as a food fish.
Origin:
early 20th century: from Chinook Jargon tzum (samun ), literally ‘spotted (salmon)’.
