Chopstick Definition
chŏpstĭk
noun
One of a pair of slender sticks made especially of wood or ivory, held between the thumb and fingers and used as an eating utensil in Asian countries and in restaurants serving Asian food.
American Heritage
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
Wiktionary
Origin of Chopstick
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Chinese Pidgin English chop quick chop-chop stick (on the model of Mandarin kuàizi chopstick) (kuài chopstick) ((from kuài quick) (taboo replacement of earlier zhù chopstick) (used by boatmen to avoid saying the homonym zhù to stop)) (-zi n. suff. gyoza)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Chinese Pidgin English chop (“quick") (compare chop-chop) + stick.
From Wiktionary
