champeen

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English

Etymology

A corruption of champion.

Noun

champeen (plural champeens)

  1. (nonstandard) A champion.
    • 1912, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 19, in The Prince and Betty:
      "He could whip a dozen Cyclone Dicks in the same evening with his eyes shut."
      "He's the next champeen," admitted the first speaker.
    • 1917, Jeffrey Farnol, chapter 24, in The Definite Object:
      "You're right, me lad, I was the best fightin' man, the greatest champeen as ever was."
    • 1920, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 1, in The Big-Town Round-Up:
      "I'd take a li'l' bet that New York ain't lookin' for no champeen ropers or bronco-busters," said Stace.
    • 1991 August 12, “Entertainment: Will Tyson Do The Encores?”, in Time:
      In this corner, the operatic heavyweight from Modena, Italy, Luciano Pavarotti! And in this corner, that Iberian emoter, champeen tenor Placido Domingo!
    • 2005 July 24, Paul Oerjuerge, “Armstrong untouchable to the end”, in The Sun, San Bernardino, USA, retrieved 18 October 2010:
      So, there he goes, riding off into the golden sunset of history. Lance Armstrong, champeen of the cycling world.

Usage notes

  • Originally used especially to refer to a champion in the sport of boxing, but since extended to other contexts.

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