Talk:chop

Does the second verb sense define "chop" or "chop off"? If the latter, a separate entry is required.

"Chop" as "to barter, deal, buy/sell"

This sense is described as obsolete and while it may not be used in formal English anymore it is still used in street slang. People often say "I chop drugs", "can you stop by to make a chop", etc. I heard this many times growing up with Canadian English.

"Chop" as "to eat"

I had the impression that the use of the verb "chop" for "eat" (as in "let's chop" = "let's eat") was also in local English in West Africa, as well as in Pidgin and presumably Krio.--A12n (talk) 20:19, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Often unexpected candidates serve as linking verbs

Often unexpected candidates serve as linking verbs: “Chop the onions finely [read fine].” (The sentence does not describe the manner of chopping, but the things chopped. The onions are to become fine [= reduced to small particles].) --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:22, 23 August 2021 (UTC)