chimp

noun

ˈchimp 

sometimes ˈshimp

: chimpanzee

Examples of chimp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along with jamming out with Limbani, Lee also collaborated on a painting with the chimp, which sold at auction for $5,000, funds that will go to support Save the Chimps’ animals. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

The estate included a train system, amusement park with rides and attractions, and a zoo with animals such as llamas, elephants, tigers, and chimps. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

There’s a dizzying amount of outlandish behavior going on, from chimps with a taste for cocaine, to a former drug dealer who is devoted to reptiles and on to those who engage in intense undercover sting operations. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Those super-smart chimps, gorillas, and orangutans eventually evolved and rebelled against their human masters. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chimp

• blimp
• crimp
• imp
• limp
• pimp
• shrimp
• skimp
• wimp

Kids Definition

chimp

noun

ˈchimp 

ˈshimp

: chimpanzee