chump

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃʌmp/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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