A tool of rejection in which the giver completely ignores the receiever, thereby giving him/her the 'cold shoulder'.
Delilah gave me the proverbial cold shoulder yesterday at work, not even regarding my presence in the copy room.
by Diggity Monkeez January 9, 2005
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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.
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...
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.....Chip on his shoulder."
"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."
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The act of elevating and placing one foot on a desk and centering the crotch area in front of a person's face.
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Get the Bitch Shoulders mug.to be touchy, to be easily provoked (During the 19th century, a person in the united states would challenge others to a fight by placing a wooden chip on his/her shoulder and daring them to knock it off, and if the other person did so, the fight was on.)
by The Return of Light Joker October 16, 2008
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I was checkin out this chick at the mall. O man she was wearing this tank top and you could see her over the shoulder boulder holder. O man she had huge knockers. I wanted to jizz all over her face.
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