Etymology

chimp out

Today it means: Of a black person, to behave aggressively or violently. Full definition →

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The story

From chimp + out, comparing the stereotyped behavior of black people to chimpanzees. Popularized in 2025–2026 by online figures such as Chud the Builder, at which point it began to be used in a nonracial sense (as, e.g., by 6ix9ine). The noun is a deverbal of the verb.

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