chip-chopadj.int.n.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪptʃɒp/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪpˌtʃɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chip v.¹, chop v.¹

Etymology: < chip v.¹ + chop v.¹, forming a reduplicated compound with vowel variation (compare discussion of the perceived relationship between the two words at chip v.¹).

rare in U.S. use.

A. adj.

That has a disjointed quality; composed of separate fragments or parts; esp. (of speech, music, etc.) characterized by a series of short, abrupt sounds or phrases; lacking smoothness or fluency.

ΚΠ

1614 J. Taylor Nipping of Abuses sig. B3 Our outlandish chip chop gibrish gabling [i.e. as contrasted with Greek, Latin, and Italian].

1630 J. Taylor Wks. 27/1 The sweet Italian and the Chip Chop Dutch.

1869 Musical Standard 23 Oct. 203/2 The hymn is dispensed in the old musty exploded chip-chop style of two lines and a time.

1890 Derby Daily Tel. 24 Nov. (Second ed.) 2/6 His..Bill is also of the chip-chop piece-meal style of legislation.

1897 Sunday Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 19 Dec. 29/1 ‘You seem to think’, he jerked out in his dogmatic chip-chop fashion.

1930 L. J. Garvin in Observer 18 May 16/3 The old theoretical chip-chop arguments for and against ‘free imports’ are only fit for the scrap-heap.

2007 Spectator 24 Feb. Wouldn't they rather listen to the relentlessly upbeat, chip-chop style of those Big Toe children's slots on BBC7?

B. int.

Representing a succession of two short sharp abrupt sounds differing in tone or force, esp. as of an object being sliced or chopped. (Also reduplicated).In quot. 1784 as part of a refrain with no specific meaning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [interjection]

chip-chop1784

plip1907

1784 Public Advertiser 25 Feb. Chip chop, Temple-bar, Tower-hill, and Tyburn.

1850 Househ. Words 7 Dec. 242/1 ‘Jerk! Jerk’ go the handles—‘Chop! chop! chip-chop!’ are the sounds heard in response.

1948 W. Macken Quench Water (1995) viii. 122 Chip, chop, chip, chop went the heavy, narrow-bladed oars in the peculiar circular rhythm of the currach-oaring.

1970 Daily Tel. 19 Feb. 16/2 Bit by bit the facts emerge. Chip-chop, snip-snap, nitter natter goes the dialogue.

2000 D. Slater Wishing Box 208 Carolina's knife went chip-chop, and a stream of tomato juice trickled from the edge of the cutting board onto the floor.

C. n.

A succession of two short sharp abrupt sounds differing in tone or force, esp. as of an object being sliced or chopped.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm

cadence1667

throb throb1857

clip-clop1863

chip-chop1876

rum-tum1879

pom-pom1892

throb1892

heartbeat1898

bounce1937

plip-plop1953

1876 J. Payn Fallen Fortunes II. iv. 65 From the park above came the ‘chip-chop’ of an axe.

1903 Musical Times 44 596/1 The conventional mode of speech in the middle classes is a perfectly accentless mock-timid chip-chop.

1941 Life & Lett. To-day Mar. 254 The wind was still so that the only sounds were my own sharp breathing and the chip-chop of my boots on the sandy road.

2001 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 5 Sept. (Arts & Entertainm. section) 56 The..performance..brought her easy wit and sense of the macabre to the fore, accompanied by the chip-chop of criss-crossed knives in rhythmic interplay.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	chip-chop
释义	chip-chopadj.int.n. Brit. /ˈtʃɪptʃɒp/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪpˌtʃɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chip v.¹, chop v.¹ Etymology: < chip v.¹ + chop v.¹, forming a reduplicated compound with vowel variation (compare discussion of the perceived relationship between the two words at chip v.¹). rare in U.S. use. A. adj. That has a disjointed quality; composed of separate fragments or parts; esp. (of speech, music, etc.) characterized by a series of short, abrupt sounds or phrases; lacking smoothness or fluency. ΚΠ 1614 J. Taylor Nipping of Abuses sig. B3 Our outlandish chip chop gibrish gabling [i.e. as contrasted with Greek, Latin, and Italian]. 1630 J. Taylor Wks. 27/1 The sweet Italian and the Chip Chop Dutch. 1869 Musical Standard 23 Oct. 203/2 The hymn is dispensed in the old musty exploded chip-chop style of two lines and a time. 1890 Derby Daily Tel. 24 Nov. (Second ed.) 2/6 His..Bill is also of the chip-chop piece-meal style of legislation. 1897 Sunday Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 19 Dec. 29/1 ‘You seem to think’, he jerked out in his dogmatic chip-chop fashion. 1930 L. J. Garvin in Observer 18 May 16/3 The old theoretical chip-chop arguments for and against ‘free imports’ are only fit for the scrap-heap. 2007 Spectator 24 Feb. Wouldn't they rather listen to the relentlessly upbeat, chip-chop style of those Big Toe children's slots on BBC7? B. int. Representing a succession of two short sharp abrupt sounds differing in tone or force, esp. as of an object being sliced or chopped. (Also reduplicated).In quot. 1784 as part of a refrain with no specific meaning. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [interjection] chip-chop1784 plip1907 1784 Public Advertiser 25 Feb. Chip chop, Temple-bar, Tower-hill, and Tyburn. 1850 Househ. Words 7 Dec. 242/1 ‘Jerk! Jerk’ go the handles—‘Chop! chop! chip-chop!’ are the sounds heard in response. 1948 W. Macken Quench Water (1995) viii. 122 Chip, chop, chip, chop went the heavy, narrow-bladed oars in the peculiar circular rhythm of the currach-oaring. 1970 Daily Tel. 19 Feb. 16/2 Bit by bit the facts emerge. Chip-chop, snip-snap, nitter natter goes the dialogue. 2000 D. Slater Wishing Box 208 Carolina's knife went chip-chop, and a stream of tomato juice trickled from the edge of the cutting board onto the floor. C. n. A succession of two short sharp abrupt sounds differing in tone or force, esp. as of an object being sliced or chopped. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm cadence1667 throb throb1857 clip-clop1863 chip-chop1876 rum-tum1879 pom-pom1892 throb1892 heartbeat1898 bounce1937 plip-plop1953 1876 J. Payn Fallen Fortunes II. iv. 65 From the park above came the ‘chip-chop’ of an axe. 1903 Musical Times 44 596/1 The conventional mode of speech in the middle classes is a perfectly accentless mock-timid chip-chop. 1941 Life & Lett. To-day Mar. 254 The wind was still so that the only sounds were my own sharp breathing and the chip-chop of my boots on the sandy road. 2001 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 5 Sept. (Arts & Entertainm. section) 56 The..performance..brought her easy wit and sense of the macabre to the fore, accompanied by the chip-chop of criss-crossed knives in rhythmic interplay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.int.n.1614
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