bum chum

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bum chum

noun bum chums

  1. UK, derogatory, slang A male homosexual's partner; a male homosexual. 1989, Joseph Mills, Towards the End, Polygon, →ISBN, page 120, ‘That’s his pal,’ Beeny said to Doreen. ¶ ‘Bum-chum more like,’ John added.
  2. UK, offensive, slang A member of a group of sycophants; a social climber. Rich isn't eating with us today: he's hanging out in the office with his bum chums.

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@misc{bum_chum_2026,
  title = {bum chum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bum%20chum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}