chope

Meaning

Verb

To reserve a place, such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.

Origin

Malay chup ("a cry in a game requesting a halt or the retraction of a stroke"), possibly from Hindi चुप ("silence!").

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