bosom chums

bosom chum

1. One's close or closest friend; a friend one holds dear to one's heart. We grew up right next door to each other, so we have been bosom chums since we were kids.
2. Lice on one's body. Ugh, I'm so itchy—I really hope my bosom chums aren't back.
See also: bosom, chum
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bosom chums

and bosom friends
n. lice. The old guy sat there scratching at his bosom chums. My bosom friends keep me awake all night.
See also: bosom, chum
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bosom chum
  • chum
  • bosom friend
  • bosom friends
  • bosom buddy
  • buddy
  • pal
  • bosom pal
  • bizatch
  • biznitch
References in periodicals archive
crescent members have been confessing to becoming bosom chums with a horse called Majesty, a duck and another rabbit - named the rabbit.