What is "chop-chop"

"quickly," Pidgin English, from Chinese k'wa-k'wa (see chopstick).\n\nCHOP. A Chinese word signifying quality; first introduced by mariners in the Chinese trade, but which has now become common in all our seaports.

[Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]

adv. (context slang English) quickly. interj. (non-gloss definition: Used to urge someone to do something quickly) n. (context Australia informal English) tobacco that is produced and sold without excise (tax), and therefore cheap and illegal.

adv. with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: quickly, rapidly, speedily, apace] [ant: slowly]

Chop-chop, also known as loose tobacco, is an Australian term for untaxed, cheap, illegal tobacco, such as that which is home grown. Chop-chop avoids heavy excise and taxation levies and can be much cheaper than the legal product. The chop-chop industry is illegal and unregulated.

"Chop-Chop" is Killing Joke's second single from their third studio album, Revelations. It was released by E.G. Records as a 7" single, backed by B-side "Good Samaritan". This single, unlike " Empire Song", did not chart.