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strop⋅py

  [strop-ee]
–adjective, -pi⋅er, -pi⋅est. British Informal.
bad-tempered or hostile; quick to take offense.
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Origin:
1950–55; perh. (ob)strep(erous) + -y 1 , though o is unexplained
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strop·py   (strŏp'ē)   
adj.   strop·pi·er, strop·pi·est Chiefly British
Easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent.

[Perhaps alteration of obstreperous.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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