Having a chip on one’s shoulder means spoiling for a fight. Frank from Richardson, Texas, and his son wondered what kind of chip that was after hearing about a Dallas Cowboys player’s tattoo combining his draft number with a potato chip...
Delope is a term used in duelling meaning to throw away one’s shot — specifically, to fire into the air rather than at an opponent. The word appears in The Art of Duelling from 1836 with the spelling dilope and the gloss “fire in the air.” The...