stroppy

adjective

strop·py | \ ˈsträ-pē

Definition of stroppy

British

: touchy, belligerent

Examples of stroppy in a Sentence

There's no need to get stroppy with me.

Recent Examples on the Web

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. 2017

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