/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005