chumship

English

Etymology

chum +‎ -ship

Noun

chumship (countable and uncountable, plural chumships)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
    • 1959, Walt Kelly, Pogo, Sunday, February 15 comic strip (→ISBN, p. 221):
      [Bear to Albert:] You is a false-hearted chum. You are not fit to be a cheerful Charlie! You don't know nothin' about chumship.
  2. (social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex

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