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chop-chop

[chop-chop]
–adverb
with haste; quickly.

Origin:
1825–35; repetitive compound based on Chin Pidgin English chop quick, of uncert. orig.
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chop-chop   (chŏp'chŏp')   
adv.   Informal
Right away; quickly.

[Pidgin English, reduplication of chop, quick; see chopstick.]
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