Chump

/tʃʌmp/

noun

A foolish or easily deceived person.

He is such a chump, he believed the scammer's story without question.

Often appears as...

play someone for a chump
what a chump

Usage tips

Informal, Disapproving

Colloquial

noun

The chewed remnant of a cigar.

My grandfather often left a chump of his cigar in the ashtray.

Often appears as...

cigar chump
ashtray chump

Usage tips

Informal

noun

A foolish or easily deceived person.

He is such a chump, he believed the scammer's story without question.

Often appears as...

play someone for a chump
what a chump

Usage tips

Informal, Disapproving

Colloquial

noun

The chewed remnant of a cigar.

My grandfather often left a chump of his cigar in the ashtray.

Often appears as...

cigar chump
ashtray chump

Usage tips

Informal

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Negative Connotation

Chump implies a negative judgment about someone's intelligence or wisdom.

Don't be a chump, do your homework before investing.

Pro Tip 2/3

Informal Usage

Chump is not formal or polite, often used among friends or in casual conversations.

I felt like a chump after I tripped in the cafeteria.

Pro Tip 3/3

Not a Compliment

Calling someone a chump is usually offensive and could hurt their feelings.

She called her brother a chump when he lost his keys again.

Pro Tip 1/3

Negative Connotation

Chump implies a negative judgment about someone's intelligence or wisdom.

Don't be a chump, do your homework before investing.

Pro Tip 2/3

Informal Usage

Chump is not formal or polite, often used among friends or in casual conversations.

I felt like a chump after I tripped in the cafeteria.

Pro Tip 3/3

Not a Compliment

Calling someone a chump is usually offensive and could hurt their feelings.

She called her brother a chump when he lost his keys again.

Pro Tip 1/3

Negative Connotation

Chump implies a negative judgment about someone's intelligence or wisdom.

Don't be a chump, do your homework before investing.

Pro Tip 2/3

Informal Usage

Chump is not formal or polite, often used among friends or in casual conversations.

I felt like a chump after I tripped in the cafeteria.

Pro Tip 3/3

Not a Compliment

Calling someone a chump is usually offensive and could hurt their feelings.

She called her brother a chump when he lost his keys again.

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Charles Edison

American Businessman

Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for something else is a chump. His attention will be more on the other things than on the job at hand and so he will fail.

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Colby Covington

American Athlete

If the UFC wanted to give me Warlley Alves, I would show them how chump change he is. And I'd show them how much of a fluke it was that he caught me in a lucky submission.

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Shawn Kemp

American Athlete

You never let what someone says bring you down. If you do that, you'd be a chump in this world.

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Mike Tyson

American Boxer

That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up.

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Naomi Klein

Canadian Journalist

When you start talking about sacrifices, pretty soon people start feeling like chumps.

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Tim Minchin

Australian Comedian

I'm not a total chump. I write stuff that's reasonably musically complex.

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Gennifer Flowers

American Celebrity

My advice to Hillary would be to divorce that chump.

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Forrest Griffin

American Athlete

If it were up to me, I'd be fighting chumps.

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Nick Diaz

American Athlete

I'm not no chump.

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Fallon Fox

American Athlete

I'm no chump.

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Charles Edison

American Businessman

Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for something else is a chump. His attention will be more on the other things than on the job at hand and so he will fail.

Quote examples

Colby Covington

American Athlete

If the UFC wanted to give me Warlley Alves, I would show them how chump change he is. And I'd show them how much of a fluke it was that he caught me in a lucky submission.

Quote examples

Shawn Kemp

American Athlete

You never let what someone says bring you down. If you do that, you'd be a chump in this world.

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Mike Tyson

American Boxer

That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up.

Quote examples

Naomi Klein

Canadian Journalist

When you start talking about sacrifices, pretty soon people start feeling like chumps.

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Tim Minchin

Australian Comedian

I'm not a total chump. I write stuff that's reasonably musically complex.

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Gennifer Flowers

American Celebrity

My advice to Hillary would be to divorce that chump.

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Forrest Griffin

American Athlete

If it were up to me, I'd be fighting chumps.

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Nick Diaz

American Athlete

I'm not no chump.

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Fallon Fox

American Athlete

I'm no chump.

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