chope

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chope^¹

/t͡ʃəʊp/
/t͡ʃoʊp/ Singapore
/-ɒp/ Singapore

Rhymes with -əʊp

Where it comes from

From Malay chup (“a cry in a game requesting a halt or the retraction of a stroke”), possibly from Hindi चुप (cup, “silence!”).

verb chopes · choping · choped

Singapore, informal, transitive To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it. Place a packet of tissues on a table and people will assume it is taken by someone in an act referred to as chope. Others may chope their table with a bag, knowing.

chope^²

noun chopes

obsolete Obsolete form of chop (“Asian seal used on documents”).

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"chope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chope. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chope. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chope

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"chope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chope.

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@misc{chope_2026,
  title = {chope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}