Chop Shop

Pronunciation: /tʃɑp ʃɑp/

Examples of chop shop in a Sentence

formal The police raided a suspected chop shop where stolen cars were being dismantled and sold for parts.

informal I heard that Joe's Auto Repair might be a chop shop, so be careful if you take your car there.

slang I wouldn't trust that shady garage down the street, it looks like a total chop shop.

figurative The company's unethical practices were likened to a chop shop, where they would dismantle and sell off valuable assets for profit.

Grammatical Forms of chop shop

• past tense: chopped
• plural: chop shops
• comparative: more chop shop
• superlative: most chop shop
• present tense: chop shop
• future tense: will chop shop
• perfect tense: have chopped shop
• continuous tense: is chopping shop
• singular: chop shop
• positive degree: chop shop
• infinitive: to chop shop
• gerund: chopping shop
• participle: chopped shop

Origin and Evolution of chop shop

First Known Use: 1970 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'chop shop' originated in the United States within the criminal underworld.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a place where stolen vehicles were dismantled for parts or altered to hide their identity, 'chop shop' has evolved to also refer to any location where illegal activities related to vehicles take place, such as stripping stolen cars for parts or altering VIN numbers.