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porkchopping

verb; derivation
Preparing porkchops, as for a meal. Rather than making the effort to use the phrase, “preparing porkchops,” a simple verb is formed by adding an inflection to the word “porkchop.” Although porkchop is certainly a noun, porkchopping is an easily understood verb that signifies what it sounds like—to chop pork, or to prepare it.
 
He was seriously porkchopping.
Etymology : porkchopping. Derivation of 'porkchop':‘porkchop’ (chop cut from a hog) and ‘ing’ (verb inflection)
Source : A friend commentating on a chef that was exceptional at preparing porkchops
Last modified: 10 June 2008


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