Stroppy Definition
strŏpē
stroppier, stroppiest
adjective
stroppier, stroppiest
Easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent.
American Heritage
Hard to deal with or control; angry, unruly, impudent, etc.
Webster's New World
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Stroppy
Adjective
Base Form:
stroppy
Comparative:
stroppier
Superlative:
stroppiestOrigin of Stroppy
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From obstropulous, obsolete slang for obstreperous.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps alteration of obstreperous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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