/ strɒp; NAmE strɑːp/ noun
[ sing. ] ( BrE , informal ) a very bad mood when you are annoyed about sth :
Don't get in a strop —I'm only a few minutes late.
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: probably a back-formation from stroppy .
/ strɒp; NAmE strɑːp/ noun
[ sing. ] ( BrE , informal ) a very bad mood when you are annoyed about sth :
Don't get in a strop —I'm only a few minutes late.
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: probably a back-formation from stroppy .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005