Informal Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address)
Whatcha doing, champ?
“Jesus, this is actually almost depressing.” [honking] “Need a ride, champ?” “Although not as depressing as-- Ron, what the hell are you doing here?” “I'm giving you a ride home. Come on. Hop in.” “What, did my mother send you?” “No, not exactly. I just thought it'd give us the chance to bond.” “Yeah. Don't take this the wrong way, Ron, but I'd rather bond with a CHUD.” [inaudible]. “But CHUDs live in New York, so let's go.” [tires squealing]2013 February 7, Adam Reed, Tesha Kondrat, “Midnight Ron” (4:53 from the start), in Archer, season 4, episode 4, spoken by Ron Cadillac (Ron Leibman):
Informal To act or behave like a champ; to endure.
Either champ it out and post up on the cement or face-down in the sand or get out the hammock and hang it from a palm tree.2012 March 20, Heather Bramante, “Spring Break must-haves!”, in StudentCity Blog, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2016:
So on Wednesday I decided to champ up and get in a few couple of workouts all in one day.2011 July 8, “Training When Tired”, in DeanSomerset.com:
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Just take it easy and make sure you don't champ it like a slider.2004 June 10, “OOOOH! New tyres are fun”, in Motorbike Forums:
champ
noun
Etymology From Middle English champen, chammen (“to bite; gnash the teeth”), perhaps originally imitative.
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Ireland, Usually A dish comprising mashed potato and chopped scallions.
champ
verb
Etymology From Middle English champen, chammen (“to bite; gnash the teeth”), perhaps originally imitative.
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Ambitransitive To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
They began […] irefully to champ upon the bit.[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
Foamed and champed the golden bit.1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
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He was mad, reeling about and gesticulating at the rushing train, and champing and gurgling like a lunatic.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter XII, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 200:
The man beside him placed a cigar between Mallow’s teeth and lit it. He champed on one of his own and said, “You must be overworked. Maybe you need a long rest.”1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part V: “The Merchant Princes”, chapter 13, page 166, ¶ 18
"They're dressed up very elegantly and it's nice they have a glass of champ, even if it's non-alcoholic," Reif says.1990 April 6, Ann Heller, “Prom Nights Often Offer Students Primer On Fine Dining”, in Dayton Daily News:
We're drinkin' Santana champ, 'cause it's so crisp2009, The Lonely Island (featuring T-Pain), "I'm on a Boat", Incredibad
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'Glass of champ?' she called, skipping into the kitchen.2010, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Inheritance, Pan Books, published 2010, →ISBN:
champ
verb
Etymology Borrowed from French champ m (“field”). Doublet of campus and camp.
Three of red cloth of gold champed with (with a ground of) velvet. One of white cloth of gold champed with blue velvet. One of red champed with blue velvet.1559 July 7, The Ancient Church of Scotland, published 1874, page 101:
champ
noun
Etymology Borrowed from French champ m (“field”). Doublet of campus and camp.
If a man, he adds, have taken for his arms 'a low of gules in a champ of silver,'¹ […] ¹A flame (pile wavy) gules in a silver field. Thus the arms of the family of Bataille de Mandelot are, Argent three flames, per piles wavy gules, issuant from the base. Woodward, Heraldry, i. 158. Otherwise one might almost suppose that the word 'low' of the MS. was a misprint or a misunderstanding of the scribe for 'cow'; for the instance in one MS. of the original French is that of a man who took 'une vache de geules et trois estoiles par dessus.'1914, John Horne Stevenson, Heraldry in Scotland, page 30:
champ
verb
Etymology Blend of church + camp or back-formation from champing.
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To camp overnight in a historic church as a novelty or part of a holiday.