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chimp

[ chimp ]

noun

, Informal.


chimp

/ tʃɪmp /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for chimpanzee


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chimp1

First recorded in 1875–80; by shortening

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Example Sentences

In 2009, I was attacked and mauled by my boss' chimp, Travis.

Who knew that a chimp could get in the middle of a human love triangle?

A documentary film based on her recent book, Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human , will be released next year.

Bubbles the chimp won't be at Michael Jackson's funeral Tuesday.

In his right arm sits a fully dressed chimp, clinging to Jackson like a big hairy baby.

Why should a hairy pelt and a relatively low intelligence make a chimp non-human?

Then we hear his characteristic call-note, an impatient chimp, chimp, unlike that of any other of our Sparrows.

Chimp was not his name: his name was Alexander Joseph Chemmle.

Chimp and the Captain stared at each other for a moment, and then—'What!'

Davey was monkeyed over low, arms swinging like a chimp, teeth bared, knees splayed and ready to uncoil and pounce.

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