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chip on one's shoul·derالتركية النطق
çîp ôn wʌnz şōldırالنطق
/ˈʧəp ˈôn ˈwənz ˈsʜōldər/ /ˈʧɪp ˈɔːn ˈwʌnz ˈʃoʊldɜr/
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() The saying originated during the 19th century in the United States, where people wanting a physical fight would carry a chip of wood on their shoulder, daring others to knock it off. Printed citations of this include the Long Island Telegraph, which on May 20th, 1830, printed: "When two churlish boys were determined to fight, a chip would be placed on the shoulder of one, and the other demanded to knock it off at his peril."