Chum

Chum
Chum Chum (ch[u^]m), n. [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or chamber fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.] A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend. [1913 Webster]

{New chum}, a recent immigrant. [Australia] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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