stroppy

adjective

strop·​py ˈsträ-pē How to pronounce stroppy (audio)
Synonyms of stroppynext
British
: touchy, belligerent

Examples of stroppy in a Sentence

There's no need to get stroppy with me.
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Ramaswamy stole a page from Trump’s 2016 playbook, emerging as a stroppy candidate challenging the status quo of Washington. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023 All of a sudden the show’s main obsession, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, is no longer a stroppy teenager, and she’s no longer portrayed by Milly Alcock. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

perhaps by shortening & alteration from obstreperous

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stroppy was in 1951

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“Stroppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stroppy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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