chumship

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noun

The condition of being chums; friendship.

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Meanings

nounchumship (countable and uncountable, plural chumships)

plural chumships

  1. uncountableThe condition of being chums; friendship.

    [Bear to Albert:] You is a false-hearted chum. You are not fit to be a cheerful Charlie! You don't know nothin' about chumship.

    1959 February 15, Walt Kelly, Pogo, Sunday, comic strip, →ISBN, page 221
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencespreadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
friendship

Origin

From chum + -ship.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chumpish
Cite this entry
APA

chumship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chumship

MLA

“chumship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chumship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chumship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chumship.

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