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Chope

//t͡ʃəʊp// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of chop (“Asian seal used on documents”). alt-of, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it. Singapore, informal, transitive

    "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."

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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