choom

[ choom ]

noun

, Australian.

1. an Englishman.

choom

/ tʃʊm /

noun

1. old-fashioned.
   often capital an Englishman

Word History and Origins

Origin of choom¹

1915–20; facetious respelling of chum ¹, with -oo- representing English Midlands pronunciation of the vowel

Example Sentences

Pass me a bud and let’s get the Choom Gang back together again.

From Washington Times

"The Chapo Guide to Revolution" functions as an accessible entry point, both for the always-online set and the never-online set — though the latter may want to approach it with Urban Dictionary on-hand, otherwise, sentences like “America, Reagan’s shining city on the hill, vanished in a cloud of Choom smoke” may not be entirely clear.

From Salon

All the while nary a peep from these same smarmy swamp creatures as Mr. Obama rolled the constitution into joints so he and his political Choom Gang could smoke bales of weed.

From Washington Times

Mr. Obama and his “Choom Gang” Democrats are standing around whistling and smoking their joints.

From Washington Times

Day 39: On Waimanalo Beach, Oahu, former President Obama and his high school friends Deegan and Chocho blaze a ­fattie to celebrate refounding of the Choom Gang.

From New York Times