chopsy

== English == === Etymology 1 === From chopse (“to loudly insult and subject to verbal abuse; to berate; to chatter and gossip excessively”) +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== chopsy (comparative more chopsy, superlative most chopsy) (Midlands, Wales) Inclined to chopse; excessively talkative in an irritating or disrespectful manner. Synonyms: mouthy, loudmouthed === Etymology 2 === From chops (“one's skill at musical interpretation and delivery (originally of jazz)”) +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== chopsy (comparative more chopsy, superlative most chopsy) (music) Of music, characterized or demonstrating chops; very skillful. Synonym: virtuosic === References === “chopsy”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.