stroppy(adj.)
"叛逆的",1943年,英国海员俚语,可能是对 obstreperous 的俚语曲解。《海上航行:英国海军选集和英语研究介绍》[1943,杰弗里·卡伦德]引用了一封信:
Why Nobby should reckon that his raggie should blow the gaff, when there are crushers everywhere, leaves me guessing; but there it is. In the last dog he rounded on me and called me a white rat. I got stroppy and told him he was shooting a line: but all he said was, 'Oh! choke your luff! I'm looking for another oppo you snivelling sand-catcher.' So that looks like paying off.
为什么纳比认为他的拉吉会泄密,当到处都有警察时,这让我猜测; 但事实就是这样。在最后一只狗上,他对我发飙,称我为白老鼠。我很生气,告诉他他在说谎:但他只是说,“哦!收紧你的舵!我正在寻找另一个伙伴,你这个流沙捕手。”所以看起来要还清了。
卡伦德补充说:“这封信中没有任何一位现役军人无法理解的内容。”
该词起源时间:1943年