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  1. Chop chop" is a phrase first noted in the interaction between Cantonese and English people in British-occupied south China. It spread through Chinese workers at sea and was adopted by British seamen. "Chop chop" means "hurry" and suggests that something should be done now and without delay.

  2. CHOPCHOP. Target RefSeq/ENSEMBL/gene ID or genomic coordinates. Target Paste fasta entry here. In.

  3. Chop-chop is a Pidgin English term for 'hurry up', derived from the Chinese k’wâi-k’wâi. Learn how it evolved from seafaring slang and became associated with chop-sticks and choppy water.

  4. Chop-chop is an adverb meaning without delay or quickly, derived from Chinese Pidgin English. Learn more about its etymology, usage, and synonyms from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. Chop-chop is an exclamation used to tell someone to hurry. Learn how to pronounce it and see its translations in Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese.

  6. Definition of chop-chop exclamation in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. Feb 24, 2014 · It was during the Korean War that chop-chop's second meaning as a slang word for food or eating began to be used again. (This definition also spawned the English word for chopsticks.)