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
KlaraKLAH-rah (German, Russian, Polish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian
Baki-Arabic
AmÉRicoah-ME-ree-ko (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Vohu Manah-Persian Mythology
Nitzan-Hebrew
HenrikkiHEN-reek-keeFinnish