chumship

English

Etymology

chum +‎ -ship

Noun

chumship (countable and uncountable, plural chumships)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
    • 1959 February 15, Walt Kelly, Pogo, Sunday, comic strip, →ISBN, page 221:
      [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. (social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.