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Dictionary: chop-chop   (chŏp'chŏp') pronunciation
 
adv. Informal.

Right away; quickly.

[Pidgin English, reduplication of chop, quick. See chopstick.]


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Poker Guide: Chop Chop
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Refers to the situation where two or more players choose to split a pot without having to show their cards.

SoundPoker Says: This has happened in major tournaments where the two final players choose to split all the winnings instead of battling it out. This can happen in home games, casinos, or tournaments, if both players agree and tournament or casino restrictions allow it.

See Also: Chop It Up, Side Pot

 
Marine Corps Dictionary: Chop Chop
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Quickly or in a hurry. Derived from Chinese by the old China Marines.

 
WordNet: chop-chop
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: with rapid movements
  Synonyms: quickly, rapidly, speedily, apace


 
Wikipedia: Chop Chop
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Chop Chop may refer to:

  • Chop Chop, Australian English for homegrown tobacco.
  • Chop Chop, the second single by rap group YoungBloodZ
  • Chop Chop Master Onions, a song from Playstation game PaRappa the Rapper
  • A nickname used by celebrity criminal Chopper Read when referring to himself (particularly 'Uncle Chop Chop')
  • A character in the Blackhawk comic book series.
  • Chop Chop, an electropop band out of Los Angeles.
  • Chop-Chop, a 1982 single by British post-punk band Killing Joke

Chop-Chop. A common slang phrase used in Afghanistan among local nationals and Pakistani jingle truck drivers. The term is used to refer to a Halal(kosher) meals or just food. Workers coming in contact with American Forces began to use this term when asking for something to eat. It is not exactly known how the phrase came to be. Some soldiers believe that the phrase came about when local nationals were eating and a soldier told them "chop-chop" or to eat hastily. The locals took that to be the literal translation of food or to eat.


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