chimp

chimp · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (informal) A chimpanzee.

Forms

plural: chimps

Related words

See also: ape, chimpanzee, gorilla, monkey
Synonyms: ape, chimpanzee

Etymology

Shortened form of "chimpanzee," which comes from a Bantu language of Angola, possibly Tshiluba "kivili-chimpenze."