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Definition of Stroppy
1. Adjective. Obstreperous.
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Obstinate, Stubborn, Unregenerate
Definition of Stroppy
1. Adjective. (New Zealand British Australia slang) ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stroppy
1. unruly [adj -PIER, -PIEST] - See also: unruly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stroppy
Literary usage of Stroppy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of by Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art (1884)
"It is a long stroppy village.' Same authority as for 'Adam and Eve.'—May 7th, 1884.
SR" This is strappy; ie drawn out like a cord or strap. ..."
2. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke (1805)
"Ami they who arc led by this son of the morn- iog, are as fully satisfied of the
illumination, ie are as stroppy persuaded; that they are enlightened by the ..."
3. Sea-Changes: American Foreign Policy in a World Transformed by Nicholas X. Rizopoulos (1990)
"But, like some mothers who dote on babies but can't get on with teenagers, they
unaccountably lost the appetite for leadership as stroppy adolescents—first ..."
4. Report and Transactions (1908)
"107 Strike, ix. 140 Strip, xviii. 101 Strob, xv. 93 Strome, xxi. 103 ; xxv.
205 Strong, xvi. 115 stroppy, xvi. ..."
5. The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring by Hugh Marriott (2003)
"If they're stroppy with you and won't co-operate, it's because it's you. If the
District Nurse were to come in and order them about, they'd as likely as not ..."
6. Tomorrow's Women by Helen Wilkinson, Melanie Howard (1997)
"... girl offered another interpretation - a hard drinking, homicidal and stroppy
young woman who is an ironic counter to the Schwarzeneggers and Stallones. ..."
7. Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing by Larry Chang (2006)
"If they don't recognize us for goodness, then they will recognize us for being
stroppy (obstreperous). ~ Desmond Tutu, 1931- ~ Interview, ..."
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