Etymology

chopsocky

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Today it means: A genre of exaggerated martial arts films made primarily in Hong Kong and Taiwan during the 1960s and 1970s. Full definition →

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The story

Punningly from chop suey (“stir-fried vegetable dish”), chop (“fighting blow”), and sock (“punch”). Coined by Variety magazine.

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