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
Odd-Norwegian
Pastor-Spanish, Late Roman
Desideratus-Late Roman
Mirindamee-REEN-dahEsperanto
Fannar-Icelandic
Timurtee-MOOR (Russian)History, Tatar, Chechen, Kazakh, Uzbek, Russian