Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

troppo

/ˈtɹɒpəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: trop-po
IPA: /ˈtɹɒpəʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.

Australian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"‘[…]She calls these rehearsals my singing lessons - but at least I don′t have people rushing in thinking I′ve gone troppo . . .’ ‘Except me.’ Violet′s smile lingered as she gazed at him."
"For a lone Digger gone troppo, as Joe is deemed to have done, it is a realistic scenario."
""[The Northern Territory has] got the same sort of flavour to it, probably a bit more frontier. Overall, it's the tropics and they go troppo. The beer's cold and the weather's hot and they drink too much."

Etymology

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.”

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tropical

Usage

Synonyms

bonkers doolally doolally tap

Questions

How do you pronounce troppo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɒpəʊ/.
What does troppo mean?: Crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.
Where does troppo come from?: 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.”

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