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1 stroppy
adjective(Brit. coll.) pampig (salopp)* * *strop·py[ˈstrɒpi]to get \stroppy pampig werden fam* * *['strɒpɪ] fuchtig (inf); answer, children pampig (inf); bouncer etc aggressiv; (= obstinate) official sturto be stroppy about doing sth — fuchtig/pampig sein, weil man etw tun soll (inf)
* * *stroppy [ˈstrɒpı] adj (adv stroppily) Br umg1. a) aggressiv:are you getting stroppy? soll das eine Drohung sein?b) pampig2. stur* * *adjective(Brit. coll.) pampig (salopp) -
2 stroppy
to get \stroppy pampig werden ( fam) -
3 idegbajos
(DE) nervenkrank; (EN) neurotic; stroppy -
4 ideges
(DE) kribbelig; nervös; zappelig; fickerig; (EN) antsy; be in a tantrum; be on edge; edgy; fantigue; fazed; feel nervous; feel rum; fidgeting; fidgety; flustered; have butterflies in one's stomach; have cold feet; have the needles; here nerves were all on edge; het up; high-strung; highly strung; highly-strung; jitter; jittery; jumpy; nervous; nervy; neurotic; restiff; restive; restless; shirty; skittish; sore; stroppy; unstrung; uptight; vexed; wired -
5 idegroncs
(DE) Nervenbündel {s}; (EN) a nervous wreck; nervous wreck; stroppy; wired -
6 izgága
(DE) fipsig; stänkerig; (EN) cantankerous; itchy; rambunctious; scratchy; stroppy -
7 kekec
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8 kekeckedő
(EN) hairy-assed; stroppy -
9 kötekedő
(DE) Krakeeler {r}; streitsüchtig; streitsüchtiges; Fopper {r}; Ramscher {r}; händelsüchtig; stänkerig; (EN) agressive; bantering; bilious; cantankerous; disputatious; jocose; naggy; pugnacious; quizzical; railer; scrappy; stroppy; testy; tetchy -
10 mérges
(DE) Giftigkeit {e}; bitterböse; giftig; giftiges; grimm; hantig; (EN) angry; be choked; be in a bad temper; be in a paddy; be miffed; fretful; furious; irate; narky; poisonous; ratty; savage; sore; stroppy; stuffy; surly; toxicant; venenate; venenous; venomous; viperish; viperous; virose; waxy; wrathful; wrothful
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stroppy — 1951, perhaps a slang mangling of obstreperous … Etymology dictionary
stroppy — ► ADJECTIVE (stroppier, stroppiest) Brit. informal ▪ bad tempered; argumentative. ORIGIN perhaps from OBSTREPEROUS(Cf. ↑obstreperousness) … English terms dictionary
stroppy — [sträp′ē] adj. stroppier, stroppiest [? shortened & altered < OBSTREPEROUS] [Brit. Informal] Brit. Informal hard to deal with or control; angry, unruly, impudent, etc … English World dictionary
stroppy — [[t]strɒ̱pi[/t]] stroppier, stroppiest ADJ GRADED Someone who is stroppy is bad tempered and gets angry or upset with people. [BRIT, INFORMAL] A mother I knew was going through a really unpleasant time with a stroppy teenage son... The gas people … English dictionary
stroppy — UK [ˈstrɒpɪ] / US [ˈstrɑpɪ] adjective Word forms stroppy : adjective stroppy comparative stroppier superlative stroppiest British informal a stroppy person gets angry very easily and is difficult to talk to Derived word: stroppily adverb … English dictionary
stroppy — adj. Stroppy is used with these nouns: ↑teenager … Collocations dictionary
stroppy — strop|py [ˈstrɔpi US ˈstra:pi] adj BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from obstreperous] bad tempered and easily offended or annoyed ▪ I try not to get stroppy, but sometimes I just can t help it. >stroppiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
stroppy — Petulant, throwing a tantrum. Why are you acting stroppy? … Dictionary of american slang
stroppy — Petulant, throwing a tantrum. Why are you acting stroppy? … Dictionary of american slang
stroppy — adj British obstreperous, aggressive, uncoopera tive. The word is an alteration of obstreperous, perhaps via a fanciful deformation of this word, such as obstropalous . Stroppy appeared in the 1940s. Various deformations of obstreperous have been … Contemporary slang
stroppy — adjective BrE informal bad tempered and easily offended or annoyed: Aaron, we won t go anywhere if you re going to be stroppy! stroppily adverb stroppiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English