troppo
/ˈtɹɒpəʊ/
troppo adjective: crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.
Adjective
troppo (not comparable)
- Crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.
- Barry′s gone troppo and married that sheila he′s only known for two weeks.
- After three months by himself on his ‘dream’ tropical island he went troppo and smashed all the equipment.
- Synonyms:
- bonkers, doolally, doolally tap
Examples of troppo in a sentence
- For a lone Digger gone troppo, as Joe is deemed to have done, it is a realistic scenario.2009, Paul Tapp, Disquiet - the Justifiable Homicide of an Australian Vietnam Veteran, page 121:
- Overall, it's the tropics and they go troppo.2016 March 15, David Dale, “John Jarratt talks new show Territory Cops and a murderous return in Wolf Creek”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:
Synonyms of troppo
Origin of troppo
From tropical + -o (diminutive suffix). First used by Australian troops in tropical regions during WWII, in the sense “affected by war service in the tropics.”
Phrases with troppo
Questions about troppo
- What does troppo mean?
- Troppo means crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.
- How do you use troppo in a sentence?
- For a lone Digger gone troppo, as Joe is deemed to have done, it is a realistic scenario.
- What part of speech is troppo?
- Troppo is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce troppo?
- Troppo is pronounced /ˈtɹɒpəʊ/.
Words near troppo in the dictionary
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