chip on my shoulder

This idiom simply means to harbour a grudge. It comes from the nineteenth century US practise of spoiling for a fight by carrying a chip of wood on one's shoulder, daring others to knock it off.

"Chip on my shoulder"--By: 50cent
Albulm---Get rich or die tryin'
Song tittle---Many men

by Unique April 8, 2004

chip on his shoulder

One who has something to prove.

The diversely sourced definitions of this phrase all have a common factor; it refers to someone whose behavior indicates that he/she has something to prove. Whether due to an inferiority complex, a strong passionate conviction for one's personal beliefs, a sense of being victimized or treated unfairly, or a resistance to heed advice from a more knowledgeable; one tends to display an air of hyped self-confidence and/or superiority or bravado.

"She's overly defensive because he's got a...
"See? I was right! I try to tell him; He should've listened to me! If it weren't for that...
"I think part of his drive for success and power can be attributed to that...

.....Chip on his shoulder."

by L!ghtBearer February 5, 2019

shoulder-check

The act of looking over one's shoulder, for a second glance at someone who caught your eye.

Dude, that girl just shoulder-checked you; why don't you say, "Hi"?

by Turncoat August 3, 2009

[chip on your shoulder]

A metaphor for being pissed off. Meaning one is angry or holding a grudge over something.

"Why are you so mad? You got a chip on your shoulder?"

by 3AGLE 3YE! November 14, 2015

european shoulder bag

A clever way of getting away with the fact your sporting a man purse.

D- 40, "Look at that dork with the man purse"!

K-Rocc, "Thats not a man purse. Thats a european shoulder bag".

by K-Rocc November 3, 2009

shoulder touch prank

That thing people do when they put their arm behind your back and touch your shoulder opposite of the side theyre on as a joke and to confuse you. Created by mn

Wtf, why did you just do the shoulder touch prank you goon?

by Momo9 November 29, 2016

Ooh-Ooh Shoulder

Ooh-ooh shoulder is what know it all students get when they show off their knowledge and say OOH OOH when they raise their hands so much and get a sore shoulder afterward.

"Carly is such a teacher's pet..."

"Yeah, she's probably going to have ooh-ooh shoulder after that class."

by FuzzyHead April 3, 2009