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  • noun The state or condition of being shoppy.

Etymologies

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shoppy +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • After the polish and politeness of Italy, where they had been "such tremendous dandies and ladies 'men," the "boorishness and shoppiness," of Oxford and Cambridge were well-nigh unendurable.

    The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906

  • After the polish and politeness of Italy, where they had been "such tremendous dandies and ladies 'men," the "boorishness and shoppiness," of Oxford and Cambridge were well-nigh unendurable.

    The Life of Sir Richard Burton Thomas Wright 1897

  • After the polish and politeness of Italy, where they had been “such tremendous dandies and ladies’ men,” the “boorishness and shoppiness,” of Oxford and

    The Life of Sir Richard Burton 2003

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