chopse

present singular third person chopses · participle present chopsing · participle past chopsed · past chopsed

1. MidlandsWalesBermudaTo loudly insult and subject to verbal abuse; to berate.

   If you're being cheeky to someone in Wales, they'll probably ask the following: "Are you chopsing at me?"

   2015 August 25, Ben Travis, “Educating Cardiff: Five essential Welsh slang phrases you need to know”, in Evening Standard, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2022

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   On there was one conversation that sounded like a confession by Tobin. "I said she's chopsing so I just put her to sleep like," Tobin told his father.

   2018 August 20, Jessica Walford, “Secret bugging device catches man confessing to killing girlfriend after he slapped her in 'post-sex argument'”, in The Mirror, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2021

   The long-running disagreement boiled over after claims one of the neighbours had been "chopsing" to the son of the other and then eggs being thrown at a car.

   2021 July 22, Jason Evans, “Neighbour dispute erupts into violence with punches, bites, and 'dump tackle'”, in WalesOnline, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2022

   Obviously, playing for the Scarlets, I’ve "chopsed" a lot of these boys over the years, so when I signed I was thinking “oh shiiiit, how’s this going to go down?

   2022 September 30, Ross Harries, quoting Rob Evans, “Rob Evans: 'I've tried to base my life on honesty and integrity and if you don't get it back, it hurts'”, in RugbyPass, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022

2. MidlandsWalesBermudaTo chatter and gossip excessively.

   Less chopsing, more chopping: hair salon launches a 'quiet chair'

   2015 November 30, “(headline)”, in ITV News Wales, archived from the original on 10 May 2019

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   There were two men stood talking to the girl behind the bar, just while she served them, and a couple in their twenties sitting chopsing in one corner, but nobody Mary Jane or Freddy knew.

   2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, →ISBN

   For Kirstie, money is no object. She has never seen the side of life where every penny counts. This week she was chopsing on about how young people could all afford to buy their own homes if they gave up small treats like coffee and gym memberships.

   2022 February 11, Val Savage, “'Shameful footballer Kurt Zouma should have been kicked into touch for cat attack'”, in The Mirror, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2022