stroppy
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.
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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.
“Yup. My bank did this and then the chap got stroppy when I said I wanted to ring him back. Surely they should be pleased I'm taking security seriously.”
In this case, the application of the famous method was a little shaky. To be fair, the director was dealing with a pretty stroppy cast.
“Yup. My bank did this and then the chap got stroppy when I said I wanted to ring him back. Surely they should be pleased I'm taking security seriously.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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