plural chumps
informal
: a person who is easily tricked : a stupid or foolish person
When you get down to it, he's a sucker. A chump. He's spent more time and money on me in six weeks than all the men I've known put together.—
Terry McMillan
see also chump change
Terry McMillanExamples of chump in a Sentence
the guy trying to unload that used car must have thought that I was a chump
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In the space of less than two weeks, the Boston Red Sox have gone from chumps to, if not champs, at least contenders.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
But even after a solid win like this, the Yankees did more chump stuff on the bases.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Nothing riles him up like losing to China and looking like a chump, especially since he's already publicly committed to being the first to get to Mars.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Henry still views the embezzlement as a noble deed, but Gene is certain that only a chump would go out on a limb for someone else without getting something in return.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
But even after a solid win like this, the Yankees did more chump stuff on the bases.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Nothing riles him up like losing to China and looking like a chump, especially since he's already publicly committed to being the first to get to Mars.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Henry still views the embezzlement as a noble deed, but Gene is certain that only a chump would go out on a limb for someone else without getting something in return.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chump
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“Chump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chump. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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