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stroppy

[strop-ee]

adjective

British Informal.
stroppier, stroppiest 
  1. bad-tempered or hostile; quick to take offense.



stroppy

/ ˈٰɒɪ /

adjective

  1. informalangry or awkward

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˈٰDZ辱 adverb
  • ˈٰDZ辱Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stroppy1

1950–55; perhaps (ob)strep(erous) + -y 1, though o is unexplained
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stroppy1

C20: changed and shortened from obstreperous
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Example Sentences

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Evidently, they are feeling a bit stroppy about all this unitary executive business now that it's being wielded by an elderly con man and a car manufacturer with a chainsaw.

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Mr Knox said his client had been accused of being "stroppy" while giving evidence in court, engaging in heated clashes with Mr Wright.

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She goes against his precepts and disobeys his orders — they appear as onscreen italic titles — and he gets stroppy, as a father would.

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Ronaldo-mania had swept over Scotland at the same pace as the Portugal captain's stroppy march down the Hampden tunnel at the full-time whistle.

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Fabio Silva is off and he's furiously muttering to himself as he's hooked, tearing the tape off his wrist bands like a stroppy teenager.

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