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bosom chum

1. One's close or closest friend; a friend one holds dear to one's heart. We grew up right next door to each other, so we have been bosom chums since we were kids.

2. Lice on one's body. Ugh, I'm so itchy—I really hope my bosom chums aren't back.

bum chum

vulgar slang A derogatory term for a homosexual man's boyfriend or partner.

chum up

To be friendly with someone. Why is Patrick chumming up to me all of a sudden? He's usually so distant.

chum up to (one)

To be friendly with someone Why is Patrick chumming up to me all of a sudden? He's usually so distant.

chum up with (one)

To be friendly with someone Why is Patrick chumming up with me all of a sudden? He's usually so distant.

chum up to someone

to try or seem to become friendly with someone. Todd chummed up to Martin. I don't want to have to chum up to anyone I don't want to work with.

chum up with someone

to become friendly with someone. He seems to have chummed up with Fred. Juan quickly chummed up with all the guys in his class.

bosom chums

and bosom friends

n. lice. The old guy sat there scratching at his bosom chums. My bosom friends keep me awake all night.

chum

n. a pal; a good friend. We’ve been chums for years. Went to college together.

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With the recent takeovers of two larger cablers, Alliance Atlantis Communications and Chum by CanWest Global/Goldman Sachs and CTV Globemedia, respectively, Canada's presence at Mipcom looked in danger of becoming a two-horse race.

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Although the bids by CanWest Global for Alliance Atlantis Communications (AAC) and Bell Globemedia (BGM) for CHUM are still awaiting approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the offers are already turning Canada into a two-company country.

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The actor's close friend Armistead Maupin recalled his old chum's response when asked about his composure during 9/11: "Well, darling, you forget--I slept under a steel plate [during the Battle of Britain] until I was 4 years old."

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