an idiom

[Unregistered]

Does chip on the shoulder mean a cranky person?

[redcrows]

Does chip on the shoulder mean a cranky person?
Yes or that he/she is behaving in a cranky manner because someone offended them in some way.

He's got a chip on his shoulder because the rival salesman stole his client.

[Anglika]

Does chip on the shoulder mean a cranky person?

Meaning:

• If someone has a chip on their shoulder, they are resentful about something and feel that they have been treated badly.