chop-socky

noun

ˈchäp-ˈsä-kē 

dated

: a movie genre featuring martial arts violence

a chop-socky star

Examples of chop-socky in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In his hands, that old chop-socky cliché where a circle of ninjas challenges the hero one at a time becomes a sphere of ninjas simultaneously engulfing the hero from above and below. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

After The Matrix, Keanu Reeves refashions the stoic chop-socky hero Neo, but Chapter 4’s real star is director Chad Stahelski, a former stuntman who understands the physics of action, violence, and humor. — Armond White, National Review, 24 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chop-socky

• cloche
• gnocchi
• loci
• pokey
• smokey
• smoky
• karaoke