a chip on shoulder



a chip on your shoulder

a tendency to be easily angered or upset He always acted as if he was better than us and went around with a chip on his shoulder.
See also: chip, on, shoulder

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HelmutHEL-moot (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Mariskamah-RIS-kah (Dutch)Hungarian, Dutch
Ecgberht-Anglo-Saxon
AislingASH-ling Irish
Aikaterine-Greek, Ancient Greek
Darejani-Georgian