chop-chop
See also: chop chop
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Chinese Pidgin English, from Cantonese 速速 (cuk1 cuk1, “quick”).
Pronunciation
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Translations
hurry up
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Adverb
chop-chop (not comparable)
- (slang) Quickly.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 13:
- ‘And another beer! But cold this time, hear that, boy? Muchee coldee, and bring it chop chop.’
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 13:
Noun
chop-chop (uncountable)
- (Australia, informal) Tobacco that is produced and sold without excise (tax), and therefore cheap and illegal.
- 1944, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, Volume 265, page 30968,
- We are here today to try and do the impossible: to stop the chop chop industry.
- 2002 November 11, Major ‘chop chop’ seizure in Northern Queensland, Australian Taxation Office, media release.
- 2007, Martin Hughes, The Slow Guide: Melbourne, unnumbered page,
- Attitudes to tobacco mean it′s virtually sold under the counter (and we′re not talking about ‘chop chop’).
- 1944, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, Volume 265, page 30968,
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