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chimp

[ chimp ]

noun

Informal.


chimp

/ ʃɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for chimpanzee
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of chimp1

First recorded in 1875–80; by shortening
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Both chimps and pop stars are prone to destroying furniture and grinning while ripping off your face.

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She tells me about a “wonderful moment” with a chimpanzee she named David Greybeard, the male chimp who she first witnessed making and using tools to catch termites.

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Two years after appearing as a monkey judge, the host plays a character trying very hard to bring Beppo, America’s first chimp to orbit the Earth, back home safely.

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There would be a 5% chance that a single chimp would successfully type the word "bananas" in its own lifetime.

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Among the outrageous events captured in “Chimp Crazy” is Haddix’s appearance in a virtual hearing to testify that she had nothing to do with the disappearance of Tonka, a chimp she falsely claimed had died.

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