Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to or characteristic of a shop or shops; shoppish; belonging to trade; commercial: as, shoppy people.
  • Characterized by the presence of shops; abounding with shops: as, a shoppy street.
  • Given to talking shop: as, he is apt to be shoppy in conversation.
  • Concerning one's own business, profession, or pursuit.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective colloq. Abounding with shops.
  • adjective colloq. Of or pertaining to shops, or one's own shop or business.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective dated Inclined to talk shop; full of jargon.
  • adjective rare Of the kind or quality expected from a shop.
  • adjective colloquial, dated Abounding with shops.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

shop +‎ -y

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Examples

  • I think that's Andy Samberg modeling the 'shoppy'.

    Coming to Terms: Reconciliation and Rationalization BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • "It does sound so 'shoppy' to be always saying 'packer.'"

    For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store Lurana W. Sheldon

  • His interest was centred almost entirely in the "shoppy" parcel, which by its shape might be "soldiers"; but he knew the rules of the game, and disregarding the large, ostentatious brown-papered thing, he went magnificently for the two small incoherent bundles.

    Jeremy Hugh Walpole 1912

  • There were three parcels, one large and "shoppy," two small and bound with family paper, tied by family hands with family string.

    Jeremy Hugh Walpole 1912

  • "quite agreeable", and that his sister would give up her place in the carriage and go by train; and Deb, facing him with the air of a duchess, thought how thoroughly "shoppy" his manner was.

    Sisters Ada Cambridge 1885

  • "Otherwise, it's not as shoppy as you might think."

    At Mall Of Big Dreams, Few Shoppers 2011

  • It's very shoppy, but there are a few quirky galleries

    SAA Meet-Up / DC Suggestions Bardiac 2009

  • May 18, 2009 at 9:03 am teh Hot Topic is a shoppy at teh malls.

    It was horrible - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • It is terribly pretty, without looking excessively shoppy or done up, it smells heavenly, and is a dreamy combination of flavors and textures.

    Paula Wolfert's Prune and Apple Tart with Filo Rosettes Lindy 2006

  • Paris has been my home for a long time so I don't do the shoppy thing' when I'm there, I visit my favorite neighborhoods and let my feet do the rest.

    Ah, Paris! 2008

  • “There didn’t really seem to be a name for all these artisanal markets that are popping up that carry these brands,” he said. “You could walk into any one of these shoppy shops and you see Graza, you see Brightland, you see Diaspora, you see Fishwife.

    Welcome to the Shoppy Shop Emily Sundberg 2023

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