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chop-chop

chop-chop


interjection 
Definition:
 
quickly: used to indicate, often in a bossy or arrogant way, that somebody should hurry or do something quickly or right away ( informal )

[Mid-19th century. Repetition of pidgin English chop, alteration of Cantonese Chinese gap "urgent"]

chop-chop adverb
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