chipmunk
noun
chip·munk
ˈchip-ˌməŋk 
: any of a genus (Tamias) of small striped North American and Asian rodents of the squirrel family
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Heather Dubrow has a lot of things — several dining room table runners, an enormous thong collection, a dead chipmunk where her empathy should be — but fun is not one of them.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
The painting’s chipmunks vary wildly in size, following the laws of neither perspective nor nature.
—Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Bagdasarian recorded and sped up his own voice in postproduction to create the chipmunks' signature screwball singing styles, leading to unprecedented success with two Billboard No. 1 singles the year of their creation.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
He was so taken with this unique quartet of boys that the inspiration for the movie was born to shoot with them on their farm, with all the pigs, dogs, cats, chickens, goats and chipmunks along for the ride.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
The painting’s chipmunks vary wildly in size, following the laws of neither perspective nor nature.
—Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Bagdasarian recorded and sped up his own voice in postproduction to create the chipmunks' signature screwball singing styles, leading to unprecedented success with two Billboard No. 1 singles the year of their creation.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
He was so taken with this unique quartet of boys that the inspiration for the movie was born to shoot with them on their farm, with all the pigs, dogs, cats, chickens, goats and chipmunks along for the ride.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
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chipmunk
noun
chip·munk
ˈchip-ˌməŋk
: any of numerous small striped animals of North America and Asia related to the squirrels
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