where did the term chop chop come from
Chop chop (phrase) The term may have its origins in the South China Sea, as a Pidgin English version of the Cantonese term chok chok (Cantonese: 速速; jyutping: cuk1 cuk1) which in turn is similar in usage to the Mandarin term k'wâi-k'wâi (Chinese: 快快; pinyin: kuài kuài)[1] or may have originated from Malay.[citation needed]
Cut Off, Louisiana Cut Off had its start by the building of a canal cutoff at that point to shorten its route.[1] The name was French in origin.[2]