See chop-chop on Wiktionary
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"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "hopi hopi"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "hop hop"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "mars mars"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "vite-vite"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "grouille-grouille ! grouille-toi !"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "magne-toi !"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "et on se dépêche !"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "plus vite que ça !"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "on va pas coucher là !"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "zack zack"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "dalli dalli"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "hopp hopp"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tsáka tsáka",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "τσάκα τσάκα"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jaldī",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "जल्दी"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "gyorsan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "affrettatevi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "affrettati"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hayaku hayaku",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "早く早く"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ppalli ppalli",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "빨리 빨리"
},
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "greičiau greičiau"
},
{
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "malakilaky"
},
{
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "faingana"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "szybciej"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "raz-dwa"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "depressa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "býstro-býstro",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "бы́стро-бы́стро"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "presto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "pronto"
},
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"code": "es",
"english": "N Mexico",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "fierro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "skynda dig!"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "skynda på!"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "skynda!"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "đi đi mau"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "hurry up",
"word": "đi đi"
}
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"ref": "1836 May 18, The Commercial Journal and Advertiser, Sydney, page 4, column 3:",
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"ref": "1850, J. Berncastle, A Voyage to China, London: W. Shoberl, page 66:",
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"ref": "1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 13:",
"text": "‘And another beer! But cold this time, hear that, boy? Muchee coldee, and bring it chop chop.’",
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"text": "2002 November 11, Major ‘chop chop’ seizure in Northern Queensland, Australian Taxation Office, media release."
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"ref": "2007, Martin Hughes, The Slow Guide: Melbourne, unnumbered page:",
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