chops
Britishplural noun
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the jaws or cheeks; jowls
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the mouth
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slang
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music embouchure
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jazz skill
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informal to anticipate with pleasure
Etymology
Origin of chops
C16: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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And it isn’t just SpaceX, but also Anthropic and OpenAI and the unceasing chatter and licking of chops over the mind-bending explosion of intergenerational wealth anticipated by their pending IPOs, that gives me pause.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
It’s perfect casting — Rudd’s singing voice keeps up with his comic chops.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
And the coming wave of mega-IPOs presents more risks than usual: Private investors are licking their chops at the prospect of cashing in on long-awaited gains.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
They looked for people with design and engineering chops, but who were flexible and could deal with uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
We stood against the chain-link fence in front of the dead man’s neighbor’s house watching the gargantuan canine panting and licking his chops and whining inside the car.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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