champ
Meaning
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- (colloquial) Clipping of champion.
- (colloquial) Clipping of championship.
- (informal) Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address)
Synonyms
smack one’s lips
title-holder
eat noisily
seize with teeth
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃæmp/
Etymology
In summary
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Proto-West Germanic *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-West Germanic *-jan Proto-West Germanic *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion English champ Clipping of champion/championship.
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