verb
- present participle of chump; to act foolishly or be deceived; to behave like a chump
Usage: informal
noun
- the act or instance of behaving foolishly or being tricked
Usage: informal
Examples
- Stop chumping around and focus on your homework.
- He was chumping when he believed that obvious lie.
- The chumping of the crowd by the con artist was obvious in hindsight.
- Don't go chumping into that deal without reading the fine print.
- She caught herself chumping and decided to ask more questions.
- His chumping at the poker table cost him a lot of money.