chopped en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /t͡ʃɒpt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /t͡ʃɑpt/ (General-American)
Etymology
Equivalent to chop + -ed.
Meanings
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Cut or diced into small pieces.
Brown meat with chopped onions, chopped or ground garlic, chopped celery, and chopped bell pepper.
2003, Carla Emery, The Encyclopedia of Country Living, Sasquatch Books., →ISBN, page 288:
- (of meat) Ground, having been processed by grinding.
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(slang) Having a vehicle's height reduced by horizontal trimming of the roofline.
He later bought a '33 Ford coupe, chopped and channeled it and installed a Mercury engine.
1958, Charles Beaumont, William F. Nolan, Omnibus of Speed: An Introduction to the World of Motor Sport, Putnam, page 183:
- (slang) High on drugs.
- (slang) Fired from a job or cut from a team or training program; having got the chop.
- (derogatory, of a person, qualifier:2020s slang; African-American Vernacular; 2020s slang; African-American Vernacular) Ugly or unattractive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more chopped | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most chopped | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
chopped liver · chopped beef · chipped chopped ham · chopped and screwed · choppelganger · unchopped · prechopped · chuzz · chopped shyt · chopped logic
Translations (10)
acw مُقَطَّع (cut or diced into small pieces) · de gehackt (cut or diced into small pieces) · cs sekaný (cut or diced into small pieces) · gl picado (cut or diced into small pieces) · tl hinapak (cut or diced into small pieces) · es picado (cut or diced into small pieces) · es troceado (cut or diced into small pieces) · ar مُقَطَّع (cut or diced into small pieces) · de geschnitten (cut or diced into small pieces) · tl hapak (cut or diced into small pieces)