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Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : chop-chop
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɒpˈtʃɒp



Definition of chop-chop

Origin :
  • "quickly," Pidgin English, from Chinese k'wa-k'wa (see chopstick).
  • CHOP. A Chinese word signifying quality; first introduced by mariners in the Chinese trade, but which has now become common in all our seaports. [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]
  • As in fast : adj speedy
  • As in hasty : adj speedy; without much thought
  • As in on the double : adv very quickly
  • As in quickly : adv fast
  • As in fast : adv speedily
Example sentences :
  • Talent does not understand such a process; it is mechanical, unvarying, chop-chop, day in and day out.
  • Extract from : « Murder in Any Degree » by Owen Johnson
  • Chop-chop means "very fast;" maskee, "don't mind;" Topside Galah, "Excelsior, hurrah!"
  • Extract from : « Across America » by James F. Rusling
  • Chop-chop—as the good yellow man might be tempted to say if he came upon this specimen of white wisdom.
  • Extract from : « The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 » by Various
  • When a cooly is sent on an errand requiring haste, he is told to go 'chop-chop.'
  • Extract from : « The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844 » by William C. Hunter

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