Chop Chop Kalipok

定义:
新加坡旧式口语,表示“赶快”、“迅速完成”。

词语来源:
“Chop chop” 在南洋英语与军中口语里长期表示“快点”;“Kalipok”则是本地化的俚语延伸,用来加强“动作很快”的语气。

例句:

  • “Chop chop kalipok,电影要开始了!”

  • “功课快点做完,chop chop kalipok 才能出去玩。”

Definition:
To overcharge, exploit, or take advantage of someone financially, especially tourists or inexperienced buyers.

Origin:
“菜头” (radish) sounds similar to “冤大头” (easy victim/sucker). The phrase became associated with dishonest sellers “chopping” naïve customers.

Example Usage:

  • “Be careful at tourist areas, later kena 砍菜头.”

  • “That taxi driver charged triple fare — really chopping radish.”