Word of the day · 3 May 2026
chopped
/tʃɒpt/
adjective
In Gen Z slang, unattractive or looking rough; also the ordinary past of chop, meaning cut into pieces.
In a sentence
- The comments called the blurry selfie chopped.
- He joked that the fluorescent lighting made everyone look chopped.
- She chopped the onions for the stew.
In an image
Origin
From the verb chop; the insult sense spread through youth slang and social video in the 2020s for appearance that seems messy or unappealing.
History
Food writing still means cut with a knife. Comment culture uses chopped as a blunt grade on looks or an outfit. Like many beauty insults, it is subjective and often mean. Lookups rise when the slang sense appears without cooking context.
Nearby words
unkempt · unflattering · cut
Slang for a look that is not landing, beside the kitchen verb.