chopsy

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Definition of chopsy

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adj

(Midlands, Wales)Inclined to chopse; excessively talkative in an irritating or disrespectful manner.

“Welcome to Duolingo, the app which teaches you languages via a chopsy ornithological cartoon.”
“For a little guy, he’s quite a chopsy, confident individual. He'll run a game for you.”
“I've no time for people who get chopsy about footballers, saying they should've done this and should've passed that.”

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adj

(Midlands, Wales)Inclined to chopse; excessively talkative in an irritating or disrespectful manner.

“Welcome to Duolingo, the app which teaches you languages via a chopsy ornithological cartoon.”
“For a little guy, he’s quite a chopsy, confident individual. He'll run a game for you.”
“I've no time for people who get chopsy about footballers, saying they should've done this and should've passed that.”
Of music, characterized or demonstrating chops; very skillful.

“This Canadian prog-rock band has been gunning along for nearly 40 years, and fan response to its chopsy, mathematical riffs, elaborate synthesizer lines and high, otherworldly shrieking (courtesy of the famed vocalist Geddy Lee) has been consistently fervent.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From chopse (“to loudly insult and subject to verbal abuse; to berate; to chatter and gossip excessively”) + -y.

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