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chops
noun- the teeth or mouth UK, 1589
- He spit blood on the floor. “Boss, suh, please be careful with my chops–they’re tender.” — Chester Himes, The Real Cool Killers, p. 71, 1959
- A clout in the chops is what they deserved after dropping their Austin-Healey in the drink last night[.] — Max Shulman, Anyone Got a Match?, p. 54, 1964
- If I’d been on the outside, not being able to play until my chops healed, I’d probably have brooded the time away. — Nat Hentoff, Jazz Country, p. 141, 1965
- [S]mashing the mike in his [Iggy Pop] chops, jumping into the crowd to wallow around a forest of legs[.] — Lester Bangs, Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, pp. 31–32, 1970
- Maybe Mailer punches Vidal in the chops, maybe Vidal kicks Mailer in the cozies. — Robert Campbell, Alice in La-La Land, p. 52, 1987
- musical ability US, 1968
- [D]ecades of musicians with their “licks” and “chops[.]” — Sean Hutchinson, Crying Out Loud, p. 176, 1988
- Man, your chops must’ve been really tight — Elmore Leonard, Be Cool, p. 108, 1999
- an ability; a technique US
Extends the skilled sense of jazz “chops.” - [Kirsten Dunst]’s already been brilliant in so many bad movies (and a few good ones) that she’s a by-word for progidous acting chops. — Uncut, p. 16, February 2002
- the female legs US, 1960
- — American Speech, p. 273, December 1963: “American Indian student slang”
▶ bust your chops; break your chops
to harass or provoke someone US, 1953- Okay, Reggie, start bustin’ my chops. Tell me how great you were with that chick. — 48 Hours, 1982
- They would like to laugh and break other other’s chops. — Joseph Pistone, Donnie Brasco, p. 90, 1987
- Jimmy’s busting my chops. — Goodfellas, 1990
- Dad, have you been busting Ted’s chops? — Something About Mary, 1998
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