chop-chop

== English == === Alternative forms === chop chop === Etymology === From Chinese Pidgin English, from Cantonese 速速 (cuk1 cuk1, “quick”). Recorded in English since the 1830s (see citations for adverb). Recorded as a Chinese term in 1795. === Pronunciation === === Interjection === chop-chop Used to urge someone to do something quickly. (Singapore) chop-chop kalipok ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === chop-chop (not comparable) Quickly. ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: txapo-txapo, chapo-chapo === Noun === chop-chop (uncountable) (Australia, informal) Tobacco that is produced and sold without excise (tax), and therefore cheap and illegal. 2002 November 11, Major ‘chop chop’ seizure in Northern Queensland, Australian Taxation Office, media release. ==== References ====