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
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Examples 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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That’s easy: a rube, chump, or mark, whose naive optimism sets them up for betrayal.
—Jamil Zaki, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
With all the accolades bestowed upon her, Brittney Griner is a chump of a player.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
Then again, the whole point of the Democratic ticket is to be a clearly better option than Trump, not just a different flavor of the same willingness to smile for a quick buck from chumps.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Working cooperatively with other nations that share our values and goals does not make the United States a chump.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2020
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Jamil Zaki, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
With all the accolades bestowed upon her, Brittney Griner is a chump of a player.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
Then again, the whole point of the Democratic ticket is to be a clearly better option than Trump, not just a different flavor of the same willingness to smile for a quick buck from chumps.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Working cooperatively with other nations that share our values and goals does not make the United States a chump.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2020
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“Chump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chump. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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