chope
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 5
/t͡ʃəʊp/
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/t͡ʃəʊp/ · /t͡ʃoʊp/ · /-ɒp/
Definition of chope
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(Singapore, informal, transitive)To 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.”
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verb
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(Singapore, informal, transitive)To 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.”
noun
- (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of chop (“Asian seal used on documents”).
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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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