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Chimp vs Gibbon - What's the difference?

chimp | gibbon |

As nouns the difference between chimp and gibbon

is that chimp is a shorter form of lang=en while gibbon is a small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.

As a verb chimp

is to review each image on a digital camera after it is taken.

chimp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal)
    • The chimps in the zoo were making a racket.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal, often, pejorative) To review each image on a digital camera after it is taken.
  • (informal, often, pejorative) To get very excited when showing images on a digital camera.
    • English clippings

    gibbon

    English

    (wikipedia gibbon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.