chipmunk

noun

chip·​munk ˈchip-ˌməŋk How to pronounce chipmunk (audio)
: any of a genus (Tamias) of small striped North American and Asian rodents of the squirrel family

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Heather Dubrow has a lot of things — several dining room table runners, an enormous thong collection, a dead chipmunk where her empathy should be — but fun is not one of them. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024 The painting’s chipmunks vary wildly in size, following the laws of neither perspective nor nature. Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 Bagdasarian recorded and sped up his own voice in postproduction to create the chipmunks' signature screwball singing styles, leading to unprecedented success with two Billboard No. 1 singles the year of their creation. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024 He was so taken with this unique quartet of boys that the inspiration for the movie was born to shoot with them on their farm, with all the pigs, dogs, cats, chickens, goats and chipmunks along for the ride. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chipmunk 

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier chitmunk, probably from Ojibwa ačitamo·nʔ red squirrel

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chipmunk was in 1830

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“Chipmunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipmunk. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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chipmunk

noun
chip·​munk ˈchip-ˌməŋk How to pronounce chipmunk (audio)
: any of numerous small striped animals of North America and Asia related to the squirrels

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