"chopsy" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2022 February 14, Jack Marshall, “Being relentlessly bullied by a polyglot owl with a penchant for passive aggression”, in Lancashire Evening Post, archived from the original on 2022-06-30",
          "text": "Welcome to Duolingo, the app which teaches you languages via a chopsy ornithological cartoon.",
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        {
          "ref": "2022 November 18, Mark Orders, quoting Simon King, “The little Welsh rugby club that turns boys into Wales internationals has done it again”, in WalesOnline",
          "text": "For a little guy, he’s quite a chopsy, confident individual. He'll run a game for you.",
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          "ref": "2022 December 2, Val Savage, “'It's been 26 days since my last cigarette - now I'm craving sweet things'”, in The Mirror",
          "text": "I've no time for people who get chopsy about footballers, saying they should've done this and should've passed that.",
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        "Inclined to chopse; excessively talkative in an irritating or disrespectful manner."
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        "(Midlands, Wales) Inclined to chopse; excessively talkative in an irritating or disrespectful manner."
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          "word": "mouthy"
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          "word": "loudmouthed"
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        "(of music) Characterized or demonstrating chops; very skillful."
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          "text": "Welcome to Duolingo, the app which teaches you languages via a chopsy ornithological cartoon.",
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          "ref": "2022 November 18, Mark Orders, quoting Simon King, “The little Welsh rugby club that turns boys into Wales internationals has done it again”, in WalesOnline",
          "text": "For a little guy, he’s quite a chopsy, confident individual. He'll run a game for you.",
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        "(Midlands, Wales) Inclined to chopse; excessively talkative in an irritating or disrespectful manner."
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