Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chop-chop

/tʃˈɑptʃˈɑp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: chop--chop
IPA: /tʃˈɑptʃˈɑp/

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to urge someone to do something quickly.

adv

noun

Tobacco that is produced and sold without excise (tax), and therefore cheap and illegal.

Australian usage; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"‘Now you get down to the bathroom an’ I’ll hop ashore and organise it. Chop-chop.’"
"We got places to be, pal! Chop chop!"
"(Singapore) chop-chop kalipok"
""Well, more soon, more better; sendee chop chop," I told him."
""Sam, when you have catchee chow-chow, I want you chop-chop" (quickly)."
"‘And another beer! But cold this time, hear that, boy? Muchee coldee, and bring it chop chop.’"

Etymology

From Chinese Pidgin English, from Cantonese 速速 (cuk1 cuk1, “quick”). Recorded in English since the 1830s (see citations for adverb). Recorded as a Chinese term in 1795.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 速速

Usage

Inflected Forms

chop chop (alternative)

Synonyms

quickly rapidly speedily apace in short order

Rhymes With

top stop non-stop drop shop pop op hop cop crop swap chop

Questions

How do you pronounce chop-chop?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈɑptʃˈɑp/.
What does chop-chop mean?: Used to urge someone to do something quickly.
Where does chop-chop come from?: From Chinese Pidgin English, from Cantonese 速速 (cuk1 cuk1, “quick”). Recorded in English since the 1830s (see citations for adverb). Recorded as a Chinese term in 1795.

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