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Definition of chop-chop exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chop-chop

exclamation

/ˌtʃɒp ˈtʃɒp/

/ˌtʃɑːp ˈtʃɑːp/

(informal)

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hurry up!
- Chop-chop! We haven't got all day!
Word OriginFrom pidgin English based on a Chinese word for ‘quick’.

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