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
Cassander-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Gumarich-Ancient Germanic
Emmett['emit]
Booker['bukə]
Sheraga-Jewish
Elishai-LIE-shə (English), ee-LIE-shə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew