chimp

noun

ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
 sometimes  ˈshimp

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Jesse jokes, blithely unaware, before shooting out of bed after locking eyes with the chimp. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025 Initially, the chimps received a clue pointing to one box. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025 Living together, eventually someone will get into a fight, but one thing chimps can show us is how to make up. Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025 Nkuringo Safaris offers a 10-day Great Apes Photography safari that includes gorillas, chimps, and golden monkeys in some of Uganda’s national parks. Essence, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chimp

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chimp was in 1877

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“Chimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimp. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

chimp

noun
ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
ˈshimp

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