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🐒 An African ape 📷 To check camera screen
to chimp

to chimp

1 9.8
To look at a camera screen right after taking a photo to check it
  • verb
  • /tʃɪmp/
  • Jargon
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  • He always chimps right after taking a picture to ensure the lighting is perfect.

Examples

  • Let's chimp this ride.

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  • He's chimping, man.

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  • Other than that simple 'gut' feeling on my part and a personal desire to see all the principals in that administration in leg irons and cuffs, chimping rocks in Leavenworth ...

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  • After capturing the sunset, I couldn't help but chimp to check how well I had framed the photo.

  • While hiking, she stopped to chimp at her camera and see if the photo captured the beauty of the landscape.

Phrasal Verbs

to chimp out
  • Offensive
9.9

To panic suddenly and lose control

How Often

to chimp
  • Jargon
1 9.8
to check
∞ 1.0
to glance
299 1.5
to review
20 2.3
to ignore
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

chimp infinitive
chumped past
chumped past participle
chimping present participle
chimps third person singular

Etymology

The word chimp used as a verb comes from the noun chimp, a short form of chimpanzee, and became a joke by photographers meaning 'check the camera screen right after taking a picture'. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine a curious chimp looking again and again, which is why to chimp is to check your photo straight away.