stroppy

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If you're loud and stroppy, there's a fair possibility you'll go out at the beginning.

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  • Alzheimer's sufferers were notoriously stroppy, of course—but only randomly. —  Asimov's SF, July 2007
  • He said that "just by being stroppy" she was able to effect change. —  News Dissector Blog
  • A stroppy, troubled Hong Kong that wanted a bigger say in its own affairs even after becoming comparatively rich, would in contrast present a headache. —  The Australian | News |
  • Writer Deborah Moggach's insight into the stroppy, rude, boy-obsessed teenager —  ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs
  • Like on Sunday's show, for instance, Torvill and Dean's routine was almost completely unforgettable, apart from the fact that he was dressed like a stroppy waiter and she was dressed like a discarded Ferrero Rocher wrapper. —  Hecklerspray
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  1. Perhaps alteration of obstreperous.
 

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