chimp

[chimp]
noun Informal.

Origin:
1875–80; by shortening

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chimp (tʃɪmp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal short for chimpanzee

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Chimp is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
But as it turns out, the chimp brain and the human brain differ hardly at all
  in their genetic underpinnings.
One chimp that was exposed for three minutes, however, showed lasting
  behavioral changes.
If a chimp gave the scientists a token of one color, she got a package of food
  while her partner got none.
Manipulative chimps often reach the upper echelon of chimp society.
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