bum-chum

bum-chum
Noun. A person with an apparently overly close friendship with another person. Although the underlying implication is of homosexuality, the expression is mainly used by children, with little true awareness of the sexual slur they may be imbuing. Derog.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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