Meanings
Origin
From dumb (“incapable of speech”) + chum (“friend, pal”). A rhyming alteration of earlier dumb friend.
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APA
dumb chum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20chum
MLA
“dumb chum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20chum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumb chum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20chum.
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