Definition of a chip on someone's shoulder

chip on (one's) shoulder

noun

• a grudge.

  He's had a chip on his shoulder since childhood.

  Last edited on Oct 07 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 07 2013.

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Other terms relating to 'chip':
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
California potato chip	Definitions include: dried sperm
cash in (one's) chips	Definitions include: to die.
chip	Definitions include: leave/to walk
chip butty	Definitions include: a sandwich made with butter and chips (British fries made from chunkier slices of potato then their American cousins) bought from the fish and chip shop.
chip in	Definitions include: to contribute to a group cause.
chip off the old block	Definitions include: a child who is similar to one or more of its parents.
chips	Definitions include: money.
cow chip	Definitions include: cow feces.
eat paint chips as a kid	Definitions include: to be unintelligent.
have a chip on (one's) shoulder	Definitions include: to carry a grudge.
Other terms relating to 'on':
accidentally on purpose	Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive.
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: See on (one's) plate.
as much use as a handbrake on a canoe	Definitions include: useless.
as useless as tits on a boar hog	Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic.
back on (one's) feet	Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event.
back on pipe	Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction.
bag on	Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
bail on	Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon.
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
bang on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
beast on	Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone.
be in on	Definitions include: to be involved with.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
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Other terms relating to 'shoulder':
give the cold shoulder	Definitions include: to treat one distantly.
have a chip on (one's) shoulder	Definitions include: to carry a grudge.
over the shoulder boulder holder	Definitions include: a bra, especially a large one.
shoulder-surf	Definitions include: to look over a person's shoulder to steal their password or ATM PIN.
shoulder surfer	Definitions include: one who surfs the internet while looking over your shoulder.

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