[ˈtʃɒpi], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a sea, lake, or river) having many small waves
(e.g: sea conditions are often very choppy)

- having a disjointed or jerky quality
(e.g: the choppy, electronic beat of hip-hop)

- denoting or relating to a hairstyle in which layers and sections of hair are cut at different lengths
(e.g: a choppy bob)


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Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘full of chaps or clefts’): from chop + -y