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break one's chops

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
break one's -chops
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give someone a hard time, harass, nag one to do something, bother.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

breaks one's chops (present, singular) breaking one's chops (participle, present) broke one's chops (past) broken one's chops (participle, past)

Phrases

bust someone's chops break one's balls

Frequently Paired Words

bust someone's chops break one's balls

Questions

What does break one's chops mean?
To give someone a hard time, harass, nag one to do something, bother.

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