new chum

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new chum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chum \Chum\ (ch[u^]m), n. [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or
     chamber fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.]
     A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and
     intimate friend.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     New chum, a recent immigrant. [Australia]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]