chimp
English
Etymology
Clipping of chimpanzee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪmp/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪmp
Noun
chimp (plural chimps)
- (informal) Clipping of chimpanzee.
- The chimps in the zoo were making a racket.
- (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
Derived terms
Verb
chimp (third-person singular simple present chimps, present participle chimping, simple past and past participle chimped)
- (informal, often derogatory) To review each image on a digital camera after it is taken.
- (informal, often derogatory) To get very excited when showing images on a digital camera.
- (derogatory, offensive, slang, of black people) Clipping of chimp out.