phrase
General Slang
Beat Up The Chops
/bit ʌp ðə tʃɑps/ · phrase · slang
To talk a lot, to run your mouth or chatter away.
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Definitions
1
To converse or discuss, with a sense of lively back-and-forth.
“We were beating up the chops about the new band all night.”
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2
To talk at length, often idly; to gab or chatter.
“Quit beating up the chops and let's hit the floor.”
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3
To talk excessively or boastfully.
“He's always beating up the chops about his record collection.”
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Beat Up The Chops In A Sentence
Stop beating up the chops and start blowing that horn.
The cats stood out front beating up the chops till dawn.
She loves to beat up the chops over a cup of coffee.
Origin & Usage
1930s-40s Harlem jive slang, listed in Cab Calloway's 'Hepster's Dictionary.' 'Chops' meant the mouth or jaw (also a musician's lip technique), so 'beating up the chops' meant working the mouth, that is, talking.
People Also Ask
What does 'beat up the chops' mean?
It means to talk a lot or chatter, to run your mouth.
Where did 'beat up the chops' come from?
From 1930s-40s Harlem jive, found in Cab Calloway's 'Hepster's Dictionary'; 'chops' meant the mouth.
What are 'chops' in jazz slang?
Originally the mouth or jaw, and among musicians a player's lip strength and technique on a horn.
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