Usually means: Harboring resentment; feeling unfairly treated.
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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word have a chip on your shoulder:

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  1. have a chip on your shoulder: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. have a chip on your shoulder: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. have a chip on your shoulder: Urban Dictionary



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