Where does “chắt bóp” come from?

chắt bóp (Vietnamese) comes from English bop, from English bebop, from English rebop — bebop.

chắt bóp (Vietnamese): to scrimp; to economize; to retrench; to pinch pennies

Definitions

  1. to scrimp; to economize; to retrench; to pinch pennies

Ancestry of “chắt bóp”, step by step

chắt bóp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbopA very light smack, blow or punch; To strike...
2EnglishbebopAn early form of modern jazz played by small...
3Englishrebopbebop

via Vietnamese chắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechắtgreat-grandchild; to drain water off a water...
2Proto-Vieticcat—
Every word from English rebop →