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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Chump \Chump\ (ch[u^]mp), noun [Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E. chop.]
1. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. --Morton.
2. a stupid person; a fool; a dolt; also, a dupe. [PJC]
{Chump end}, the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of meat. --Dickens. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
chump
noun: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "chump": asshole, babe, bean, boob, booby, butt, champ, chaw, chew, chomp, cinch, conk, credulous person, crunch, cull, ding-a-ling, dingbat, dingdong, dolt, dolthead, dome, dupe, easy mark, easy pickings, fall guy, fathead, fish, fool, galoot, gobe-mouches, goof, greener, greenhorn, greeny, gudgeon, gull, head, headpiece, innocent, jerk, jerk-off, klutz, leadpipe cinch, mark, masticate, monkey, munch, mutt, noddle, noggin, noodle, oaf, patsy, pigeon, plaything, poll, prize sap, pushover, ruminate, sap, saphead, sawney, schlemiel, scrunch, sitting duck, stooge, sucker, toy, trusting soul, victim
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