chum
noun/tʃʌm/
/tʃʌm/
(old-fashioned, informal)- a friend
- an old school chum
Word Originlate 17th cent. (originally Oxford University slang, denoting a room-mate): probably short for chamber-fellow. Compare with comrade and crony.Want to learn more?
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