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Where does “choper” come from?

choper (French) comes from French chopper — to stumble.

choper (French): to steal, nick, pinch; to arrest, catch; to pick...

Definitions

  1. to steal, nick, pinch; to arrest, catch; to pick...

Ancestry of “choper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchopperto stumble

Words derived from “choper”

  • pécho
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