moppy

English

Etymology

From mop +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒpi

Adjective

moppy (comparative moppier, superlative moppiest)

1. (of hair) disordered, tousled

   Synonyms: disheveled, unkempt

   • 2009 August 2, Virginia Heffernan, “Hop on, Pop”, in New York Times‎:

     “When I’m downloading an Internet, to do an e-mail, for sending, how do I make it go to your stepmother?” the dad asks his son, a Mac-user with moppy, Robby Benson hair.

2. (slang) tipsy; drunk

Synonyms

• (drunk): See Thesaurus:drunk

Translations

tousled

Scottish Gaelic: ròibeanach

drunk