STROPPY


Meaning of STROPPY in English

/strop"ee/ , adj., stroppier, stroppiest . Brit. Informal.

bad-tempered or hostile; quick to take offense.

[ 1950-55; perh. (OB)STREP(EROUS) + -Y 1 , though o is unexplained ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .