chop-shop

chop shop

noun Informal.
a garage where stolen cars are dismantled so that their parts can be sold separately.
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chop-shop definition


  1. n.
    a place where stolen cars are cut or broken up into car parts for resale. : The state is cracking down on these chop-shops.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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