Antonyms for chop-chop
| 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
- 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
Synonyms for chop-chop
- abrupt
- accelerated
- active
- agile
- apace
- blue streak
- brash
- breakneck
- brief
- brisk
- briskly
- careless
- chop chop
- chop-chop
- cursory
- dashing
- double-time
- eager
- electric
- expeditious
- expeditiously
- expeditive
- fast
- fiery
- flashing
- flat-out
- fleet
- fleeting
- fleetly
- flying
- foolhardy
- full tilt
- hairtrigger
- harefooted
- hastily
- hasty
- headlong
- heedless
- hot
- hurried
- hurriedly
- hypersonic
- ill-advised
- immediately
- impatient
- impetuous
- impulsive
- in a flash
- in a jiffy
- in double time
- in haste
- in high gear
- in nothing flat
- in short order
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- instantaneously
- instantly
- lickety split
- lickety-split
- like a bat out of hell
- like a flash
- like a shot
- like all get out
- like crazy
- like greased lightning
- like mad
- like wildfire
- madcap
- nimble
- on the double
- passing
- PDQ
- perfunctory
- posthaste
- precipitate
- presto
- prompt
- promptly
- pronto
- quick
- quickened
- quickie
- quickly
- racing
- rapid
- rapidly
- rash
- ready
- reckless
- rushed
- screamin'
- short
- slambang
- slapdash
- snap
- snappily
- snappy
- soon
- speedball
- speedily
- sudden
- superficial
- supersonic
- swift
- swiftly
- thoughtless
- urgent
- velocious
- winged
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