stroppy

[ strop-ee ]

/ ˈstrɒp i /

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adjective, strop·pi·er, strop·pi·est.British Informal.

bad-tempered or hostile; quick to take offense.

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Origin of stroppy

1950–55; perhaps (ob)strep(erous) + -y¹, though o is unexplained

Words nearby stroppy

strophe, strophic, strophoid, strophulus, stropper, stroppy, Strother, stroud, strove, strow, stroy

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British Dictionary definitions for stroppy

stroppy

/ (ˈstrɒpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

British informal angry or awkward

Derived forms of stroppy

stroppily, adverbstroppiness, noun

Word Origin for stroppy

C20: changed and shortened from obstreperous

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