chope

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

verb

To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.

OriginMalay chup ← Hindi चुप →
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Meanings

chope1

verbchope (third-person singular simple present chopes, present participle choping, simple past and past participle choped)

present singular third person chopes · participle present choping · participle past choped · past choped

  1. SingaporeinformaltransitiveTo 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.

    2022 May 15, Jonty Tan, The Local Immigrant, Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, →ISBN

chope2

nounchope (plural chopes)

plural chopes

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of chop (“Asian seal used on documents”).

Origin

  1. Hindiचुप“silence!”
  2. Malaychup“a cry in a game requesting a halt or the retraction of a stroke”
  3. Englishchope

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chope

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Anagrams

epochPocheCopeh
Cite this entry
APA

chope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chope

MLA

“chope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chope.

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