chimp

[chimp]

noun

Informal.

1. chimpanzee.

chimp

/ tʃɪmp /

noun

1. informal,  short for chimpanzee

Word History and Origins

Origin of chimp¹

First recorded in 1875–80; by shortening

Example Sentences

The chimps were first given a hint about which box held the reward.

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When the researchers set up a video screen close to the rescued chimps' enclosure, they saw the noses of animals that watched the footage warm up.

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Goodall founded the institute that bears her name to expand and carry on her work with chimps — a project that has been running for nearly 65 years — and, just as important, to educate humans.

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The chimp took a twig, bent and stripped it of its leaves, then he poked it into a termite's nest.

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She became an international ambassador for chimps and conservation in 1986 when she saw a film about the mistreatment of laboratory chimps.

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