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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Whenever he has the chance, Haaland also chops wood and plunges his enormous body into icy water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Go to Leña, a new Spanish-inspired steakhouse at Maxx Royal, where the lamb chops are cooked over open coals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
She’s continued to develop her chops at the Crow, the Comedy Store and the Improv.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Immediately, we were comfortable with each other, and we jacked with each other, and we busted each other's chops, and we laughed a lot," he recalled.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
There he hung or hoved, his vast ironic mouth permanently drawn downward in a kind of melancholy, his lean clean-shaven chops giving him an American expression, like that of Uncle Sam.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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