First Known Use: 1834
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chop–chop
adverb \ˌchäp-ˈchäp, ˈchäp-ˈ\
Definition of CHOP-CHOP
: without delay : quickly
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Origin of CHOP-CHOP
Chinese Pidgin English, reduplication of chop fast
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