new chum
new chum · new chums
A beginner; a noviceA beginner; a novice.
Meaning
3 senses(Australia)A beginner; a novice.
(Australia, dated, derogatory, mildly)A newly arrived and inexperienced immigrant; a newcomer.
1990, John Lane, Fairbridge Kid, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, page 114, Being a new chum at Fairbridge meant that I had to go through a lengthy period of initiation all over again.
(Australia, archaic)A newly arrived convict.
Origin
From new + chum.From new + chum.
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