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dumb chum

dumb chum noun: a pet (animal companion).

Noun

dumb chum (plural dumb chums)

  1. (informal) A pet (animal companion).

Forms of dumb chum

pluraldumb chums

Origin of dumb chum

From dumb (“incapable of speech”) + chum (“friend, pal”). A rhyming alteration of earlier dumb friend.

Questions about dumb chum

What does dumb chum mean?
Dumb chum means a pet (animal companion).
What part of speech is dumb chum?
Dumb chum is a noun.
What is the plural of dumb chum?
The plural of dumb chum is dumb chums.

Words near dumb chum in the dictionary

  1. dumb chamber
  2. dumb chambers
  3. dumb charade
  4. dumb charades
  5. dumb chill
  6. dumb chum
  7. dumb chums
  8. dumb cluck
  9. dumb clucks
  10. dumb crambo
  11. dumb Dora

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