chimp

noun

ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
 sometimes  ˈshimp

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While the chimps' modest colony is just beginning to coalesce, a population-wiping plague has put the primates on a level playing field with the human race. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025 Instead of urinating alone, the chimps appeared to urinate together, at around the same time, with one chimp initiating the behavior and other chimps continuing it. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025 Several other young chimps in their community were also seen making the motion, but none did so with regularity or with the same intent. Brandon Keim, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 Future studies might investigate the behavior among wild chimps, as well as among other social species. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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chimp

noun
ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
ˈshimp

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