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adjective
- 1. bad-tempered and argumentative: informal British "Patricia was getting stroppy"
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The meaning of STROPPY is touchy, belligerent. How to use stroppy in a sentence.
Many people get stroppy when they know they have done something wrong and someone points it out to them.
adjective. Someone who is stroppy is bad-tempered and gets angry or upset with people. [British, informal] A mother I knew was going through a really unpleasant time with a stroppy teenage son. The gas people haven't called to repair the cooker so I shall have to get stroppy with them.
The earliest known use of the adjective stroppy is in the 1950s. OED's earliest evidence for stroppy is from 1951, in the writing of H. Hastings. stroppy is perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening.
Define stroppy. stroppy synonyms, stroppy pronunciation, stroppy translation, English dictionary definition of stroppy. adj. strop·pi·er , strop·pi·est Chiefly British Easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent.
Nov 11, 2024 · adjective. obstreperous. synonyms: bolshy. obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Stroppy." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/stroppy. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024. Copy citation.
Definition of stroppy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. Someone who is stroppy is bad-tempered and gets angry or upset with people. [British, informal] A mother I knew was going through a really unpleasant time with a stroppy teenage son. The gas people haven't called to repair the cooker so I shall have to get stroppy with them.
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A loose collective of unpaid, unloved contributors led by stroppy social misfit Lester Haines.
