Chump
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- US slang the opposite of a champ; a loser
- Don't be such a chump.
- the smaller of two bullies
- I'll take on that chump, and you fight the other one.
- pejorative an unintelligent person; a blockhead
- That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
- a gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; the target of a scam
- It shouldn't be hard to put one over on that chump.
- someone lacking good sense - especially considered so for being scrupulous or unselfish
- What a chump! He could have kept that money! Who would have known?
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Synonyms
- (the opposite of a champ): loser, spoilsport
- (the smaller of two bullies):
- (an unintelligent person): blockhead, idiot, dope, dolt, dunce
- (a gullible person): gull, sucker, dupe, sap
- (someone easily taken advantage of): pushover, patsy
- (the target of a scam): mark, pigeon
- (someone lacking good sense): fool
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