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Ask for help > What do you use the word "stroppy" for, to describe what kind of person? Do you know any synonyms?
What do you use the word "stroppy" for, to describe what kind of person? Do you know any synonyms?
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Yolandaprieto
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What do you use the word "stroppy" for, to describe what kind of person? Do you know any synonyms?
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I would be very grateful if you made this clear for me. Thanks in advance
Yolanda |
7 Jun 2011
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mariamit
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A stroppy
person is someone who gets annoyed easily. He/she is bad-tempered and may take
offense at the slightest provocation. It is a word that�s usually used
informally. For more formal words you can use �cantankerous, belligerent,
irascible�; for more informal words try �crabby, bolshie or testy�
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7 Jun 2011
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Mehlika Sultan
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hi it �s used in informal language or speech. it describes a rude, angry or unpleasant person
syn: stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate hope it �ll help
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7 Jun 2011
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joy2bill
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Actually I disagree. I think of stroppy as more feisty. Someone who has a lot of get up and go...not necessarily at the right time however. The kind of person who calls a spade a spade, as the expression goes! I wouldn �t use it as a synonym for belligerent nor for angry. A stroppy person knows what they want and they make sure you know about it, too. Many students are stroppy but they are not unpleasant. Sorry if I disagree with the dictionary. |
7 Jun 2011
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Disappointed
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Sorry but joy2bill is way off the mark when it comes to the definition of "stroppy".. The correct definition is: Someone who is easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent. But really, all you have to do is look in a dictionary to see that for yourself.
I do think as teachers we have a responsibility to be teaching our students the "true" meanings of words and owe it to ourselves to use them in the correct way as well whenever possible.
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7 Jun 2011
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HollyHirst
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I wonder if there �s a difference in the meaning of the word in the two countries. I �d agree with disappointed...but then I �m English. I �d be interested to see if anyone else would use joy2bill �s meaning. |
7 Jun 2011
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mariamit
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Well I �m American and I learnt it the way I defined it. I didn �t need to look it up in the dictionary. "Stroppy" is bad-tempered or easily annoyed. I �d really like to hear what others think, though.
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7 Jun 2011
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ldthemagicman
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Dear Yolanda,
I think that it is possible that the word "stroppy" has different meanings in different English-speaking countries.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives --- "British, informal: bad-tempered and argumentative".
The Chambers Thesaurus: Stroppy (ADJECTIVE): bad-tempered; difficult; unhelpful; unco-operative; perverse; awkward; bloody-minded; quarrelsome; rowdy; cantankerous; obstreperous; FORMAL: refractory COLLOQUIAL: bolshie; ratty; shirty.
For what it is worth, I have never heard it used with any other meaning than this, in the UK.
Les |
7 Jun 2011
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Jayho
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Sorry Disappointed - I �m in agreeance with Joy2Bill and no, she is not way off mark as you have �not so politely� indicated. I don �t know why you think that the British meaning is the �true � meaning. British English does not rule the world.
Our Australian National Dictionary defines it as someone who is "rebellious and difficult to control; awkward;and complaining", just as Joy described it. As you can see, this is nowhere near the British definition despite our British roots.
English is a growing language and I do think as teachers we have a responsibility to be teaching our students that meanings of words can have different meanings in different parts of the world.
Cheers
Jayho
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7 Jun 2011
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Yolandaprieto
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I just asked you because I have two friends who are British and American native speakers and didn �t agree with/ on? meaning. The British told me what most of you and the dictionary says but the American said something similar to joy2bill.
Thanks for your help anyway
Yolanda
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7 Jun 2011
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bluebe-RR-y
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Can you share the site where you got the following?
feist�y (fst)
adj. feist�i�er, feist�i�est
1. Touchy; quarrelsome.
2. Full of spirit or pluck; frisky or spunky.
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