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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: chum and chum and chum #77864 08/07/2002 5:35 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... And askually®, the origin of chum #1 isn't as evident as I thought. From Macquarie Dictionary: chum noun 1. a mate or friend. --phrase 2. chum up (with), to become friendly with. [17thC British slang; origin unknown] http://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/p/dictionary/slang-c.html What say ye, Brits? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted chum and chum WhitmanO'Neill 08/06/2002 7:59 PM Re: chum and chum wwh 08/06/2002 8:19 PM Re: chum and chum and chum WhitmanO'Neill 08/07/2002 5:26 AM Re: chum and chum and chum WhitmanO'Neill 08/07/2002 5:35 AM Re: chum and chum and chum FishonaBike 08/07/2002 8:40 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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