- champ (n.)
[champ 词源字典]
- 1868, American English abbreviation of champion (n.).[champ etymology, champ origin, 英语词源]
- champ (v.)
- "to chew noisily," 1520s, probably echoic; OED suggests a connection with jam (v.). Earlier also cham, chamb, etc. To champ on (or at) the bit, as an eager horse will, is attested in figurative sense by 1640s. Related: Champed; champing. As a noun in this sense, attested from c. 1600.