Green’s Dictionary of Slang

chope n.

also chop
[Afk. chop, stupid, pathetic]

(S.Afr.) a fool.

Cape Times IOL (S.Afr) 19 May 🌐 Just go to Jail you feeble, stupid coward. Now from driving your X5 like a chope to bending in the shower for your cell mate!
web-lingo.com 4 Oct. 🌐 We thought it may be funny to look at a few slang South African words, and clearly you can see the Afrikaans influence in some: [...] chop – ‘stupid’ or ‘pathetic’ – ‘don't be such a chop (idiot)’.