Chumship

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being chums; friendship. uncountable

    "[Bear to Albert:] You is a false-hearted chum. You are not fit to be a cheerful Charlie! You don't know nothin' about chumship."

  2. 2
    preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"[Bear to Albert:] You is a false-hearted chum. You are not fit to be a cheerful Charlie! You don't know nothin' about chumship."

Etymology

From chum + -ship.

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