toppy
/ˈtɒpi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Characterised by lots of treble.
adj
Overpriced, characteristic of the top of a market.
Example Sentences
- "[…] because of the vast over-extension of credit, inflation, a generally "toppy" condition and a speculative mania in both this country and Europe […]"
- "The average price of an acre of Iowa farmland ratcheted geometrically from $480 in 1970 to $834 in 1974 to a toppy $2147 in 1981."
- "Inside GE, Michael Pralle, the man who ran the real estate business and built it into a multibillion-dollar colossus, with Jeff's prodding, knew that the real estate business was getting very toppy."
- "Let’s face it, folks: the markets are toppy right now. Yet no one’s officially calling a recession or suggesting what to do if one appears. This is where signals really matter."
- "‘If I don't soon have something sensible to work on I'll go toppy.’"
- "Bad one wanna give man toppy She wanna suck off, follow my crew! On the backroad serving molly, she been battling bad for the bobby Saying she is sick: It's not a flu"
Etymology
From top + -y.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈtɒpi/
Usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Obsolete
- Countable
- Uncountable