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inner chimps

inner chimps is the plural of inner chimp.

Meaning of inner chimp

Noun

inner chimp (plural inner chimps)

  1. (derogatory, slang) The emotional part of the human brain that can cause a person to act impulsively and without regard for consequences.
    • again what we were a very long time ago-to rediscover our inner chimp-and that's not so demanding, really.1997, The New Yorker, volume 73, numbers 30-36, page 30

Questions about inner chimps

What is inner chimps the plural of?
Inner chimps is the plural of inner chimp.

Words near inner chimps in the dictionary

  1. inner cell mass
  2. inner cell masses
  3. inner child
  4. inner children
  5. inner chimp
  6. inner chimps
  7. inner circle
  8. inner circles
  9. inner cities
  10. inner city
  11. inner class

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