chum
Buddy or bait
Chum has two distinct origins in English.
One chum is a close friend or companion, probably from chamber-fellow (a roommate): We've been chums since college.
The verb means to be friendly or hang out: chumming around with the neighbors.
The adjective chummy describes warm friendliness, sometimes with a hint of excessive familiarity.
The other chum is chopped fish and other matter thrown into water to attract fish.
To chum is to scatter such bait: chumming for sharks.
Informal term for companion
- palClose trusted companion
- matePartner or companion
- amigoSpanish for friend
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
companion · confidant · crony · playmate · roommate · classmate · homie · bestie
Catching aquatic creatures
groundbait · attractant · offal · blood · scent · bucket · slick · burley
Mutual goodwill among companions
- bondingForming close connections
- companionshipState of having company
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
solidarity · kinship · rapport · loyalty · esprit de corps · comradeship · friendship · closeness
buddy
Informal term for companion
sidekick · companion · confidant · crony · playmate · roommate · classmate · homie · bestie · comrade
fishing
Catching aquatic creatures
tackle · groundbait · attractant · offal · blood · scent · bucket · slick · burley · cast
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- bondingForming close connections
- companionshipState of having company
- brotherhoodKinship among men
fraternity · solidarity · kinship · rapport · loyalty · esprit de corps · comradeship · friendship · closeness · warmth
spawning
Releasing eggs to reproduce
chinook · pink salmon · Alaska · river · migration · roe · fishery · cannery · smoked · dried
- Friendshipbest friend, bestie, BFF, buddy, pal
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- portable shelterstent, yurt, tepee, tipi, teepee
- social bondsfamily, friendship, buddy, marriage, pal
- traditional sheltershut, igloo, teepee, tipi, yurt
- casual communicationsmall talk, chit-chat, chitchat, banter, texting
- old chum
- chum in the waterFish-attracting bait slick
- chummed upFormed a friendship
- chum bucketContainer for fishing attractant
- chumming upCultivating a friendship
- chum upForm a friendship
chummy, chums, chumming, chummed, chumminess, chummily, chummier, chummiest