Meanings
plural choppelgangers
- InternetSomeone who looks like an unattractive or chopped version of someone else.
when his ex is my choppelganger ...
2026 January 4, @millerlowlife89, X (post), archived from the original on 14 Jan 20261 more example
My dyslexic ass read this as "choppelganger" and I think I just made a word for someone who looks like u but very slightly and subtly worse
[2025 May 20, @2seatlimousine, X (post), archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026
Origin
Blend of chopped (“unattractive, ugly”) + doppelganger. Originates from a tweet posted by @2seatlimousine on May 20, 2025 (see quotation).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
choppelganger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choppelganger
“choppelganger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choppelganger. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choppelganger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choppelganger.
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