choom

[ choo m ]

/ tʃʊm /

an Englishman.

Origin of choom

1915–20; facetious respelling of chum¹, with -oo- representing English Midlands pronunciation of the vowel

The Choom Gang was a bunch of jockey stoner kids and Barack Obama, who then went by “Barry,” was their natural leader.

Barack Obama Is the First Yuppie President |Stuart Stevens |January 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They also reelected President Obama, he of the infamous “Choom Gang.”

‘Pot Psychology’: The Stoners’ Guide to Life |Adam Auriemma |November 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Barry ultimately left the Choom Gang for Occidental College and then, in his junior year, transferred to Columbia in New York.

David Maraniss’s Biography Spills on Obama’s Pot-Smoking & More |Matthew DeLuca, Caitlin Dickson |May 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
"Wasting good bud smoke was not tolerated," explained one member of the Choom Gang.

Intercepted! |Michael Tomasky |May 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

There was a little nurse, mostly on night duty, who was dubbed "Choom," for she came from Yorkshire and had a rich brogue.

"Over There" with the Australians |R. Hugh Knyvett

choom

/ (tʃʊm) /

(often capital) old-fashioned, Australian slang, or jocular an Englishman