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chopper
noun- a helicopter US, 1951
- There aren’t more choppers coming? — M*A*S*H, 1970
- Chopper’s on the way, Gardner, hang in there, you gonna be okay. — Platoon, 1986
- Our choppers can see them from miles away / Those guys at “Reach” will then relay. — Sandee Shaffer Johnson, Cadences, p. 147, 1986
- The Vietcong had no helicopters (generally referred to as “choppers,” by the way); those were American aircraft that accidentally shot up their own men. — Natinal Review, 10 November 1989
- [T]he chopper’s tracked her the whole way but is going to lose contact any second[.] — John King, White Trash, p. 15, 2001
- a modified motorcyle with an emphasis on function, not form, usually featuring high handlebars US
From CHOP. - A chopped hog, or “chopper,” is little more than a heavy frame, a tiny seat and a massive 1,200-cubic-centimeter (or 74-cubic-inch) engine. — Hunter S. Thompson, Hell’s Angels, p. 97, 1966
- After twenty minutes of being told how to turn some kind of 1957 motorcyle into a chopper, he turned his back in disgust. — Donald Goines, Black Gangster, p. 18, 1977
- FABIAN: Where did you get this motorcyle? BUTCH: It’s a chopper, baby, hop on. — Pulp Fiction, 1994
- Hell’s Angel “choppers” were born when we started taking the front fenders off our bikes, cutting off the back fender, and changing the handlebars. — Ralph “Sonny” Barger, Hell’s Angel, p. 56, 2000
- a bicycle modified with an emphasis on function, not form, usually featuring high handlebars UK
- — David Powis, The Signs of Crime, 1977
- the penis UK, 1973
- Now, guys, brace yourselves, there’s no avoiding this, and I’m not talking about my chopper. — Ben Elton and Rik Mayall, The Young Ones, 8 May 1984
- That’s why they call me Moby–end of the day, I’ve got a fucking big chopper. Fucking whale of a thing, truth be known. — Kevin Sampson, Clubland, p. 31, 2002
- a machine gun US, 1929
- Time was when you stood behind a chopper yourself, now you let a college kid do your blasting. — Mickey Spillane, I, The Jury, p. 18, 1947
- [Y]ou did not have to be twenty-one to press the trigger on a chopper. — Paul Gallico, Trial By Terror, p. 88, 1951
- Witnesses told police Neight pointed at Abernathy and said: “My boy’s coming with a chopper.” — Miami Herald, p. B3, 7 November 2006
- a pistol US
- — American Speech, p. 193, October 1957: “Some colloquialisms of the handgunner”
- an assault rifle US, 2004
- Eventually, Awedallah agreed to let Cosey go if he promised to get him two pistols and a “chopper,” slang for an assault rifle. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, p. B1, 29 June 2005
- Witnesses told police Height pointed at Abernathy and said, “My boy’s coming with a chopper.” “Chopper” is street slang for an AK-47 assault rifle. — The Miami Herald, p. B3, 7 November 2006
- a hacksaw; a hacksaw blade US
- — Hyman E. Goldin et al., Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, p. 44, 1950
- a logger or lumberjack US
- — John Gould, Maine Lingo, p. 49, 1975
- an elderly sow or boar suitable to be turned into pork sausages NEW ZEALAND
- rs were in good supply and included a line of 55 from a Hawke’s Bay vendor which averaged $160. — New Zealand Farmer, p. 42, 1988
- a cow destined for slaughter rather than a dairy life AUSTRALIA, 1987
- Maureen Brooks and Joan Ritchie, Tassie Terms, p. 30, 1995
- a deer-skin mitten with a wool mitten insert US, 2003
Michigan Upper Peninsula usage. - a car taken in part-exchange UK
Second-hand car dealers’ slang. - — Sunday Times, 24 October 1965
- a ticket taker US
- — Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, p. 103, 1960
- a bad mood UK
Used by printers and compositors. No longer in use by 1960. - A companion is choppery when he is surly and unapproachable and therefore looks hatchet-faced: hence having a chopper on. — G.E. Rowles, The “Line” Is On, 1948
- a chain necklace UK
- The pair also talk in detail about the case and former associates. Williams promises to give him a “chopper.” — Manchester Evening News, p. 7, 21 January 2009
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