Definition
The practice of sharing a room with a roommate, or the fee paid for sharing living quarters.
Etymology
From 'chum' (a close friend or roommate) plus the suffix '-age.' 'Chum' itself likely comes from 'chamber-mate,' originally meaning someone you shared a bedroom with, evolving to mean close friend.
Kelly Says
Before dorms as we know them, university students would split 'chummage' fees—the word literally describes paying to share a room, which is why your college roommate became your best friend or worst enemy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Chummage
CHU-ma-ge
CACatalà
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
CSČeština
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
DADansk
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
DEDeutsch
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
ELΕλληνικά
χουματζ
CHU-ma-tz
ESEspañol
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
FISuomi
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
FRFrançais
chummage
CHU-ma-je
HEעברית
צ'ומאג'
CHU-ma-g'
HUMagyar
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
IDBahasa Indonesia
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
ITItaliano
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
MSBahasa Melayu
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
MYမြန်မာ
ချူမာဂျ
CHU-ma-gy
NLNederlands
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
NONorsk
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
PLPolski
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
PTPortuguês
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
RORomână
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
RUРусский
чуммидж
CHU-mmi-dzh
SVSvenska
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
SWKiswahili
chummage
CHU-ma-ge
TAதமிழ்
சும்மேஜ்
CHU-ma-je
TEతెలుగు
చూమేజ్
CHU-ma-je
TRTürkçe
chummage
CHU-ma-je
UKУкраїнська
чуммідж
CHU-mmi-dzh
VITiếng Việt
chummage
CHU-ma-ge