A belligerent attitude or a sense of grievance.
Examples:
- Mary is easily offended; she always has a chip on her shoulder.
Origin: Early 1800s; from a practice where a chip was placed on a boy's shoulder and another dared to knock it off
A belligerent attitude or a sense of grievance.
Examples:
Origin: Early 1800s; from a practice where a chip was placed on a boy's shoulder and another dared to knock it off