chop-chop

[ chop-chop ]
/ ˈtʃɒpˈtʃɒp /

adverb

with haste; quickly.

Origin of chop-chop

1825–35; repetitive compound based on Chinese Pidgin English chop quick, of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for chop chop

chop chop

adverb

pidgin English for quickly See quickly

Word Origin for chop chop

C19: from Chinese dialect; related to Cantonese kap kap