This forum is chock full of white trash, do-nothing, pathetic losers

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I never understood the phrase "chock full of"
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
I know what it implies, but seriously, what the fuck is a chock?

chock (chk)
n.
1. A block or wedge placed under something else, such as a wheel, to keep it from moving.
2. Nautical A heavy fitting of metal or wood with two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run.
tr.v. chocked, chock·ing, chocks
1. To fit with or secure by a chock: The plane's wheels were chocked and chained down.
2. Nautical To place (a boat) on chocks.
 
chock (chk)
n.
1. A block or wedge placed under something else, such as a wheel, to keep it from moving.
2. Nautical A heavy fitting of metal or wood with two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run.
tr.v. chocked, chock·ing, chocks
1. To fit with or secure by a chock: The plane's wheels were chocked and chained down.
2. Nautical To place (a boat) on chocks.

see, none of that helps
 
He missed the adverb definition:

chock (chk)
n.
1. A block or wedge placed under something else, such as a wheel, to keep it from moving.
2. Nautical A heavy fitting of metal or wood with two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run.
tr.v. chocked, chock·ing, chocks
1. To fit with or secure by a chock: The plane's wheels were chocked and chained down.
2. Nautical To place (a boat) on chocks.

adv.
As close as possible: had to stand chock up against the railing.
 
I know, I want to know the origin.

OK I got it: (From the American Heritage Dictionary c.1982)

Etymology:
chock-full
c.1400, chokkeful, possibly from choke "cheek." Or it may be from O.Fr. choquier "collide, thrust." Chock-a-block is nautical, said of two blocks of tackle run so closely they touch.

Definition:
chock-full or chock·full (chŏk'fŏŏl')
adj. Full to the limit; as full as possible: a report chock-full of errors.

So most people don't use the hyphen AS REQUIRED BY ENGLISH LAW when using chock-full in a sentence, and its been around since Shakespearean times.
 
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OK I got it: (From the American Heritage Dictionary c.1982)
chock-full

c.1400, chokkeful, possibly from choke "cheek." Or it may be from O.Fr. choquier "collide, thrust." Chock-a-block is nautical, said of two blocks of tackle run so closely they touch.

Definition:
chock-full or chock·full (chŏk'fŏŏl')
adj. Full to the limit; as full as possible: a report chock-full of errors.

So most people don't use the hyphen AS REQUIRED BY ENGLISH LAW when using chock-full in a sentence, and its been around since Shakespearean times.

Sigh...

It was originally used to describe a person that was very full from eating.
"Choke-full" it used to be. Modern times, it's Chock full.
 
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