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Another Dumb ? - "Busting Chops"
Me and my sister were talking about this the other day and then yesterday it was brought up at work...
What the heck are "chops"??? 
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Posted 7/21/06 1:18 PM  |
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Re: Another Dumb ? - "Busting Chops"
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| Posted 7/21/06 1:18 PM |
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MrsMerlot
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Re: Another Dumb ? - "Busting Chops"
Re: "Busting my chops"--originbreak (or bust) chops v phr 1970s To injure; punish; literally, to break someone's face or mouth:
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| Posted 7/21/06 1:19 PM |
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MrsMerlot
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Re: Another Dumb ? - "Busting Chops"
eww....it's kind of mean and hostile!
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| Posted 7/21/06 1:19 PM |
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Re: Another Dumb ? - "Busting Chops"
Ok thats what we came up with too. We figured that "chops" was short for "choppers" as in teeth.
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| Posted 7/21/06 1:21 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Another Dumb ? - "Busting Chops"
I found this 
At the turn of the century, wearing very long sideburns—called mutton chops or lamb chops -- was en vogue. Lamb chop side burns also made a comeback in the late 1960s. A bust in the chops was to get hit in the face. Since Mutton Chops are no longer considered high fashion, the term has come to be figurative rather than literal.
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| Posted 7/21/06 1:21 PM |
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BabyAvocado
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Re: Another Dumb ? - "Busting Chops"
I always thought it was just a nicer way of saying "busting balls". 
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| Posted 7/21/06 1:32 PM |
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MegZee
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Re: Another Dumb ? - "Busting Chops"
anytime I hear the phrase "busing chops" it always make me think of mutton chops!
eta: I just read stacey's post...how smart am i!
Message edited 7/21/2006 1:41:05 PM.
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| Posted 7/21/06 1:40 PM |
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Sweetpea130000
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Re: Another Dumb ? - "Busting Chops"
Posted by BabyAvocado
I always thought it was just a nicer way of saying "busting balls".
me too!
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| Posted 7/21/06 2:09 PM |
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