chipmunk
1832; alteration (influenced by chipping squirrel) of earlier chitmunk, from older Ojibwa ačitamo˙nˀ ("squirrels") (modern ajidamóóg), literally ‘those who descend headlong’, from ačit- ("headfirst, face-down") (compare modern ajijibizo ("he falls headfirst"), ajidagoojin ("he hangs upside down")). Noun
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1832; alteration (influenced by chipping squirrel) of earlier chitmunk, from older Ojibwa ačitamo˙nˀ ("squirrels") (modern ajidamóóg), literally ‘those who descend headlong’, from ačit- ("headfirst, face-down") (compare modern ajijibizo ("he falls headfirst"), ajidagoojin ("he hangs upside down")). Noun
chipmunk (plural chipmunks)
Synonyms- ground squirrel, striped squirrel
- French: tamia, suisse
- German: Streifenhörnchen
- Italian: tamia
- Portuguese: tâmia
- Russian: бурунду́к
- Spanish: ardilla listada, tamia
chipmunk (chipmunks, present participle chipmunking; past and past participle chipmunked)
- To speed up an audio recording, especially a song, to make the voices high-pitched.
- In competitive eating, to stuff food in one's mouth during the final moments of a contest.
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