stroppy
adjective
stropĀ·py
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Definition of stroppy
British
Examples of stroppy in a Sentence
There's no need to get stroppy with me.
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But even if Brexit reflects Britainās carefree pensionersāand some evidence suggests that despite being older, Brexit voters were stroppier than averageāthere is little sign of such an age effect elsewhere. — The Economist, "Why are happy people voting for angry parties?," 11 July 2019 Indeed, a video on AS' website shows the marksman getting extremely stroppy when he is told to conduct some acceleration drills alone while his fellow players get on with another session. — SI.com, "Diego Costa Throws First Atletico Strop After Being Told to Train Away From Teammates," 12 Oct. 2017 Dembele is allegedly refusing to return to Dortmund until the situation is resolved by all parties, but the German top flight outfit are standing firm over their stroppy star's stance. — SI.com, "Still No Dortmund Contact From Rebellious Dembele as Wonderkid Holds Out Over Barcelona Move," 12 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stroppy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stroppy
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of stroppy
British, informal
: easily annoyed and difficult to deal with
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