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- ropy adjective /ˈrəʊpi/ /ˈrəʊpi/ (also ropey) (British English, informal) not in good condition; of bad quality
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Sep 10, 2007 · ropy. To mean 'sketchy' or 'rough', lack of style. "That 720 u threw down was ropy..." by thomw September 10, 2007. Get the ropy mug.
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In ‘Chambers Slang Dictionary’, Jonathon Green suggests a derivation from ‘roup’, a form of catarrh and originally a disease of poultry. From the late 18th century it was used, according to Green, to describe an object or person that was ‘second-rate, inadequate, run-down, etc’ and came in the 1940s and 1950s to be applied to people ...
- The OED (second edition) says the adjective ropy (ropey) comes from rope and the first meaning given is: 1.a forming or developing viscid, glutinou...
- Certain bacterial infections of beer result in viscous, glutinous strands as described in the OED quotation above, as well as spoiling the flavour....
- It seems fairly conclusive from the OED that modern use of the term began in the RAF in 1941. (The OED does produce a sole example dating from 1891...
- The French use the word 'roupie' meaning to snivel or a runny nose and this word is used in the phrase 'roupie de sasonnet' indicating something wo...
- If you have ever let a bowl of soup go bad you might have seen it form a distinctive texture, a little like segments of rope floating in it. Rope s...
- I wondered if it had something to do with ships. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, most of the worlds cargo ship were built in th...
- It’s to do with the string that were traditionally used to support mattresses. If they were loose, you’d feel ropey.
adjective. UK informal (also ropey) uk / ˈrəʊ.pi / us / ˈroʊ.pi / ropier | ropiest. Add to word list. in bad condition or of low quality: Your tyres look a bit ropy, don't they? I usually feel rather ropy (= ill) the morning after a big party. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Informal words for bad. badass. bobbin. bum. crappy.
Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid. From Project Gutenberg. It was also slimy and ropy; and was drank only as a means and a wretched one of prolonging life. From Project Gutenberg.
The meaning of ROPY is capable of being drawn into a thread : viscous; also : tending to adhere in stringy masses. How to use ropy in a sentence.
ropey. (roʊpi ) Word forms: comparative ropier , superlative ropiest. adjective. If you say that something is ropey, you mean that its quality is poor or unsatisfactory. [British, informal] Your spelling's a bit ropey. Their health-care system suffers from queues, shortages and ropey equipment.
