Verb, to sell drugs, specifically to buy from someone else, split or 'chop' the product into smaller pieces and sell those at a higher cost, swallowing the difference as profit.
Noun, an illegally modified weapon, usually one that has been shortened by means of either shortening the barrel or by cutting into/'chopping' the stock. These weapons are highly illegal, but
work better in tighter environments and allow for easier concealment. In the case of a simple double barrel
shotgun, where the term originates, you can literally take a long hunting
shotgun and use a metal hack saw to
cut or 'chop' the barrel down by over half it'
s length, cleaning up what you
cut with some sandpaper, then cut off most of the stock but a place for your hand. However, recently the term has been used to include any illegally modified weapon, particularly
short barreled rifles with various automatic conversions.
"
Man, I'm broke as
hell until I chop this kilo we just picked up so we gotta get to
work."
"I got a Glock on my belt, plates in the vest, and a chop in the trunk, beyond that it's up to God if I get out alive."