chops

noun

(informal, by extension) One's skill at any endeavor; ability, talent; competency.

(slang) Jaws, lips, mouth.

(originally US jazz slang) One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery; musical performance ability.

(Australia, Nigeria, slang) Food.

(nautical) The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea.

(juggling) A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.

verb

Alternative form of chopse. [(Midlands, Wales, Bermuda) To loudly insult and subject to verbal abuse; to berate.]

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