chocka

chocka
chock-a-block [ˌtʃɒk ə ˈblɒk] [ˌtʃɑːk ə ˈblɑːk] (also chocka [ˈtʃɒkə] ; [ˈtʃɑːkə] ) adjective not before noun \chocka (with sth/sb) (BrE, informal)
very full of things or people pressed close together

The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments.

It was chock-a-block in town today

(= full of people)

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Word Origin:
[chock-a-block] mid 19th cent. (originally in nautical use, with reference to tackle having the two blocks run close together): from chock (in chock-full) and block.  
Example Bank:

It was chock-a-block in town today.

The shelves were chock-a-block with souvenirs and ornaments.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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