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moppy

moppy adjective: disordered, tousled.

Adjective

moppy (comparative moppier, superlative moppiest)

  1. disordered, tousled
    • “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.2009 August 2, Virginia Heffernan, “Hop on, Pop”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    disheveled, unkempt
  2. (slang) tipsy; drunk
    Synonyms:
    drunk

Proper noun capitalized: Moppy

Moppy

  1. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms of moppy

Forms of moppy

comparativemoppier
superlativemoppiest

Origin of moppy

From mop + -y.

Words that rhyme with moppy

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about moppy

What does moppy mean?
Moppy means disordered, tousled.
What part of speech is moppy?
Moppy can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near moppy in the dictionary

  1. mopping down
  2. mopping the floor with someone
  3. mopping up
  4. mopping up the ice
  5. moppings
  6. moppy
  7. moprolol
  8. mops
  9. mops down
  10. mops the floor with someone
  11. mops up

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