chopped

What it means

Chopped means it came out badly — a haircut, an outfit, a face, a performance. Applied to people it is blunt and unkind; applied to things it is closer to ordinary complaint. Either way it is a judgement delivered without softening.

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Examples

• That fit is chopped, please change.
• The remix is honestly chopped.
• He got chopped by that barber.
• My handwriting is chopped but at least it's fast.

Where it comes from

From Black American English, where "chopped" has meant broken up or ruined for decades. It reached wider slang through drill music and TikTok around 2022-2023.

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