chopse

== English == === Etymology === Derived from chops (“jaws, mouth”). Attested from 1854. === Verb === chopse (third-person singular simple present chopses, present participle chopsing, simple past and past participle chopsed) (Midlands, Wales, Bermuda) To loudly insult and subject to verbal abuse; to berate. (Midlands, Wales, Bermuda) To chatter and gossip excessively. ==== Derived terms ==== chopsy === References === “chopse”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.