English-Finnish translations for chum up
Definition of chum up
- To be friendly toward someone, especially in an ingratiating way; to form a friendship (''with''
- To initiate through a ritual involving beating him with sticks and swords, accompanied by music, to extort money from him.
[John Camden Hotten, ''A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words'', London, 1859, p. 21.[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011564672]]
Examples
- I chummed up with a few of my new work colleagues.
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