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new chum

noun

  1. archaic.
    a recent British immigrant
  2. a novice in any activity
  3. (in the 19th century) a new arrival in a hulk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The biggest distraction to me this year, which I say with some sadness since I am a fan of their work elsewhere, is the comedy — Noel Fielding and new chum Matt Lucas are very much overused, to my taste.

Over the weekend, at two of his favorite haunts — his private golf club in Bedminster, N.J., and Trump Tower in Manhattan — the president mused about wanting to inject some new chum into the news cycle to help deflect the spotlight from Kavanaugh, according to a former official in frequent touch with the White House.

That being said, you're trying to forge a business relationship, not cultivate a new chum.

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While Bradley's new chum escaped with just his pride wounded, this cameraman at a Russian football match wasn't so lucky, although he did provide the assembled players with some amusement.

Roger gives Lane tips for wooing Mr. Jaguar, teaching him how to establish a strategic camaraderie with his new chum.

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