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chimp
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chimp
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tʃɪmp
/
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[
chimp
]
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noun
Informal.
chimpanzee
.
Origin:
1875–80;
by shortening
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chimp
(tʃɪmp)
—
n
informal
short for
chimpanzee
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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