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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
chops
 
PRONUNCIATION:  chps
PLURAL NOUN:1. The jaws. 2a. The mouth. b. The lower cheeks or jowls. c. Muttonchops. 3. Slang The technical skill with which a jazz or rock musician performs.
IDIOM:bust (someone's) chops 1. To scold or insult someone. 2. To disappoint or defeat someone. 3. To hold a building contractor to the letter of an agreement.
ETYMOLOGY:Possibly akin to chop1.
 
 
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