English Dictionary

new chum

名詞

オーストラリア英語 古語 古風 軽蔑的 軽度

(Australia, archaic) A newly arrived convict. / (Australia) A beginner; a novice. / (Australia, chiefly dated, mildly derogatory) A newly arrived and inexperienced immigrant; a newcomer.

日本語の意味

新参囚人（オーストラリアの古風な用法：新たに到着した囚人） / 初心者、素人（オーストラリアにおける意味） / 新参移民、未熟な新参者（オーストラリアで主に古い表現、やや軽蔑的な意味合い）

The guards assigned the new chum to the chain gang, a grim welcome to his life in the penal colony.

看守たちは新しく到着した流刑囚を鎖につながれた労働班に配属し、刑務植民地での生活への陰鬱な歓迎を与えた。

意味（1）

(Australia, archaic) A newly arrived convict.

意味（2）

(Australia) A beginner; a novice.

意味（3）

(Australia, chiefly dated, mildly derogatory) A newly arrived and inexperienced immigrant; a newcomer.

‘New chum?’ queried the barman, after serving him. ‘I suppose I am,’ replied Jim. ‘Look here, would you mind telling me what in the devil′s name a new chum is?' ‘A new chum is a man fresh from home.’ ‘From England?' ‘Scotland, Ireland, anywhere else, if he′s green and inexperienced. Miners from the Californian fields don′t rank as new chums.’ 'And how am I known as a new chum?’ The barman grinned. ‘That′ll tell on you all over the place,’ he said, indicating the bag. ‘That′s a true new chum′s bundle. No Australian would expatriate himself by carrying his goods in that fashion. He makes them up in a roll, straps them, and carries them in a sling on his back. His bundle is then a swag. The swag is the Australian′s national badge.’

new chums （ plural ）