chimp

noun

ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
 sometimes  ˈshimp

Examples of chimp in a Sentence

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This could entail watching and imitating the gestures of other chimps. Brandon Keim, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 But a chimp that was less dominant than the first to go was more vulnerable to contagious peeing. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2025 Like, a walking, talking, human-size chimp, portrayed and voiced by a combination of a motion-capture actor (Jonnie Davies), a musician (Adam Tucker), and Williams himself. David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025 Turns out our closest living evolutionary cousins, chimps, do this too. Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chimp 

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Feb. 2025.

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chimp

noun
ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
ˈshimp

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