What does chop suey stand for?
Chop suey translates from Chinese to, “to cut up” into many pieces and the song has many bits and pieces, like going from slow to fast and singing to screaming and such.
Where does the word chop suey come from?
They loved it. And like that, chop suey was invented. Maybe. The most likely story, unfortunately, is the least interesting: Chinese Americans invented the dish based on tsap seui, a Cantonese dish that translates to “miscellaneous leftovers.”
Is chop suey an insult?
The humble dish played a key role in their success, yet “chop suey” became an insult, a put-down for things which are mixed together when somebody thinks they ought to be pure.