1 Bobby Jones is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 1958. 2  He is also a member of the 1997 Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame Class.
The phrase âa chip on oneâs shoulderâ is reported as originating with the nineteenth century U.S. practice of spoiling for a fight by carrying a chip of wood on oneâs shoulder, daring others to knock it off. This suggested derivation has more than the whiff of folk-etymology about it.
a chip on (one's) shoulder An attitude that leads one to become combative or easily angered. Fred has such a chip on his shoulderâyou never know what's going to set him off next. She won't admit it, but Kate has a chip on her shoulder when it comes to discussing her career. See also: chip, on, shoulder *chip on one's shoulder. Fig. a bad attitude that tends to get someone easily upset. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) Why did you get so angry at the slightest criticism? You seem to have a chip on your shoulder. . chip on (one's) shoulder. A habitually hostile or combative attitude. . American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright Â© 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.