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How to pronounce stroppy in English?

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Synonyms bolshy

Examples of stroppy

stroppy
Would you get stroppy for the want of an easily available copy of Windows Vista?
From the guardian.co.uk
Stroppy labour unions in Poland demand more concessions from foreign investors.
From the economist.com
Who knows, if Moscow gets too stroppy, China's support may well be a useful asset.
From the economist.com
The London store is in Walton Street and is, perhaps sadly, stroppy-monk-free.
From the independent.co.uk
As each new government discovers, the English are a stroppy lot, and hard to help.
From the economist.com
And stroppy, pouting Vicky Pollard types are not the preserve of the state sector.
From the guardian.co.uk
Worst bit of tat we've ever seen anywhere, with the most stroppy guards ever.
From the independent.co.uk
If feminism has a new voice, it is still stroppy, still strident, still passionate.
From the smh.com.au
The only thing that will bring on a Plan B is if the Oiks get too stroppy, too Bolshy.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Bolshy: obstreperous
  • Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with
  • 1. (of a person) cantankerous; bad-tempered; complaining; angry; difficult to deal with. 2. (of a car) fast; high-performing.
  • Difficult, uncooperative, argumentative or stubborn.
  • Someone in a bad mood, and being difficult