STROPPY


Meaning of STROPPY in English

/ ˈstrɒpi; NAmE ˈstrɑːpi/ adjective

( BrE , informal ) ( of a person ) easily annoyed and difficult to deal with :

Don't get stroppy with me—it isn't my fault!

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WORD ORIGIN

1950s: perhaps an abbreviation of obstreperous .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.