2007-04-01 09:12:39 · 17 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Colloquialism is a local or regional expression that is not commonly used elsewhere.
2007-04-01 09:17:58 · update #1
Stroppy to me is moody, but what does colloquialism mean.
Thanks for explaining it.
2007-04-01 09:15:29 · answer #1 · answered by LouLou 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
could mean a few different things, you could have someone being stroppy on purpose because they want to wind you up and generally be a pain in the a**.
could be stroppy through ignorance or arrogance.
could be stroppy hormonal, like teenagers :-))
could be stroppy because they spoilt and not getting their own way.
this is just a personal view though
2007-04-01 09:26:11 · answer #2 · answered by paul h 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are being stroppy when you are working against my idea or kicking up a stink against what needs to be done. I don't know the origin for sure but I imagine it comes from the leather strap or 'strop' that people used to prepare their cut throat razors against and can still be seen in old fashioned barbers. The leather strop offered a resistance against the blade which takes the chaff off and makes the edge smoother. So to be stroppy means offering resistance against something.
2007-04-01 09:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stroppy means bad tempered, awkward. Also obstreperous!
2007-04-01 09:17:42 · answer #4 · answered by Beanbag 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stroppy as in a stroppy teenager,you ask them something and they get in a strop,bounce about and huff and puff ,slam doors you get the picture
2007-04-01 09:19:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Northampton )UK), it means when someone is chucking their weight about... being bullish... a 'stroppy so and so' is someone who you don't challenge head on, unless you're asking for trouble!
2007-04-01 09:19:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps deived by shortening & alteration from OBSTREPEROUS
Adjective
obstreperous:-
(comparative: more obstreperous,
superlative: most obstreperous)
Positive:obstreperous
Comparative:more obstreperous
Superlative:most obstreperous
Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise
"The obstreperous mirth turned, with ludicrous swiftness, to yells of dismay."
Noisily and stubbornly defiant.
Aggressively boisterous.
2007-04-01 09:39:35 · answer #7 · answered by Rod Mac 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Check out the Merriam-Webster dictionary(on-line)
2007-04-01 09:32:54 · answer #8 · answered by Jim M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Used in south coast UK, meaning being a bit of a pain in the a*se - usually by being argumentative......
2007-04-01 09:22:04 · answer #9 · answered by confused 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sloppy Joe.
2007-04-01 09:15:43 · answer #10 · answered by kasar777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tutting, huffing and puffing.
E.g. Kevin the teenager from Harry Enfield.
2007-04-01 09:17:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋