chipmunk

== English == === Alternative forms === chipmuck, chitmunk (obsolete) === Etymology === 1832; alteration (influenced by chipping squirrel) of earlier chitmunk, from older Ojibwe ačitamo˙nˀ (“squirrels”) (modern ajidamoo), literally ‘those who descend headlong’, from ačit- (“headfirst, face-down”) (compare modern ajijibizo (“he falls headfirst”), ajidagoojin (“he hangs upside down”)). The English verb developed due to the high-pitched voices of the American puppet and cartoon chipmunks in the group Alvin and the Chipmunks, who later starred in a popular children's TV show in the 1980s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪp.mʌŋk/, /ˈt͡ʃɪt.mʌŋk/, [ˈt̠͡ʃɪʔmʌŋk] Hyphenation: chip‧munk === Noun === chipmunk (plural chipmunks) Any of the subtribe Tamiina of small, striped rodents; they are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia. ==== Hypernyms ==== ground squirrel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: szczipniôk (Canada, United States) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === chipmunk (third-person singular simple present chipmunks, present participle chipmunking, simple past and past participle chipmunked) (transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched. (transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food. (transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.