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stroppystrop‧py /ˈstrɒpi $ ˈstrɑːpi/ adjective British English informal   stroppyOrigin: 1900-2000 Perhaps from obstreperous - It was just the excuse she needed to get stroppy.
- Mary got stroppy about it and said it was wrong what they were doing, it was a desecration.
- Teachers report themselves becoming punitive and stroppy with pupils, colleagues and their own families.
to get angry► get angry also get mad American · Mike gets very angry when he loses at tennis.get angry at · You have no right to get mad at me. It's not my fault. ► lose your temper to suddenly become angry, especially after you have been trying not to: · As the argument escalated, Mason lost his temper completely.lose your temper with: · You should never lose your temper with the students - it'll only make things worse. ► blow your top/hit the roof/go crazy/go nuts/have a fit also go mad British informal to suddenly become very angry: · My father blew his top when I told him I was quitting medical school.· "What happened when you told him you wrecked the car?" "Oh, he hit the roof."· Mom would go crazy if she found out you had started smoking.· I'm going to go nuts if that phone doesn't stop ringing.· When Tommy's new bike was stolen, he had a fit. ► go ballistic/go bananas/go berserk also go ape American informal to suddenly become very angry: · If my wife ever finds out about this, she'll go berserk.· Joe went ape when we tried to take the car keys away from him outside the bar. ► get stroppy British informal to start behaving and talking to people in an angry way, especially when other people think this is unreasonable: · She's the sort of boss who gets really stroppy if things aren't done her way.· Mel got a bit stroppy when the maitre d' put us at a table he didn't like. bad-tempered and easily offended or annoyed:  I try not to get stroppy, but sometimes I just can’t help it.—stroppiness noun [uncountable] |