dumb chum
dumb chum · dumb chums
A petA pet (animal companion).
Meaning
1 senses(informal)A pet (animal companion).
Origin
From dumb (“incapable of speech”) + chum (“friend, pal”). A rhyming alteration of earlierFrom dumb (“incapable of speech”) + chum (“friend, pal”). A rhyming alteration of earlier dumb friend.
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Forms
plural: dumb chums| Singular | dumb chum |
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