- be off chump
- be off (your) chump
British, old-fashioned
to be crazy.
Don't listen to him. He's off his chump.
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be off chump
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off your chump — (UK) If someone is off their chump, they are crazy or irrational … The small dictionary of idiomes
off one's chump Brit. — off one s chump Brit. informal, dated mad. → chump … English new terms dictionary
chump — [ tʃʌmp ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED a stupid person who is easily tricked 2. ) BRITISH a thick end of a piece of meat: a chump chop off your chump BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED crazy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chump — [chump] n. [akin to ON kumba, block of wood, MHG kumpf, dull] 1. a heavy block of wood 2. Informal a foolish, stupid, or gullible person; dupe or fool off one s chump [Brit. Slang] insane; crazy … English World dictionary
off — 1. American to kill Perhaps a shortened form of bump 5 (OFF ): Maybe he stiffed the waiter and the guy followed him down here and offed him. (Sanders, 1973) To off yourself is to commit suicide: I just don t want to off myself … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
off one's chump — Phrs. 1. Very intoxicated, by alcohol or drugs. 2. Insane, crazy. See chump . E.g. He s off his chump if he thinks I m going to let him run off with my wife! … English slang and colloquialisms
off one’s chump — mod. crazy; nuts. □ You silly clown. You’re off your chump. □ Am I off my chump, or did that car suddenly disappear? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
chump — chump1 chumpish, adj. chumpishness, n. /chump/, n. 1. Informal. a stupid person; dolt: Don t be a chump she s kidding you along. 2. a short, thick piece of wood. 3. the thick, blunt end of anything. 4. Slang. the head. 5. of … Universalium
off one's chump — phrasal slang chiefly Britain : out of one s mind : crazy * * * off one s chump (slang) Out of one s mind, mad • • • Main Entry: ↑chump … Useful english dictionary
chump — /tʃʌmp / (say chump) noun 1. Colloquial a blockhead or dolt. 2. a short thick piece of wood. 3. the thick blunt end of anything. 4. Colloquial the head. 5. Meat Industry a section of lamb, hogget or mutton, between the leg and the loin, each… …
