chop shop

noun

: a place where stolen automobiles are stripped of salable parts

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So Far Viewers first suspect Davis’ son and Randall’s cousin Reid Collins (Andrew Liner), because he was spotted on security camera footage taking the blue pickup truck involved in the accident to a chop shop in Bandera, Texas. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025 The chop shop Pig-butchering schemes come in many shapes and sizes. Kim Komando, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024 This has led to an increase in chop shops in the U.K. Through the first half of 2024, local authorities have uncovered 37 chop shops throughout the country, a big increase from last year. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024 Members of the Greater Hartford Regional Auto Theft Task Force identified and located the chop shop at a residence in the south district of the city after initiating an investigation into the rise of car thefts, wheel and tire thefts and car break-ins, according to the Hartford Police Department. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for chop shop

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chop shop was in 1977

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“Chop shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20shop. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

chop shop

noun
: a place where stolen automobiles are stripped for salable parts

Legal Definition

chop-shop

noun
ˈchäp-ˌshäp
: a place where stolen automobiles are stripped of salable parts

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