"shoppy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: shoppier [comparative], shoppiest [superlative]
Etymology: From shop + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shop|y}} shop + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} shoppy (comparative shoppier, superlative shoppiest)
  1. (dated) Inclined to talk shop; full of jargon. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-shoppy-en-adj-T5bPnabU
  2. (rare) Of the kind or quality expected from a shop. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-shoppy-en-adj-FWIG223I
  3. (colloquial, dated) Abounding with shops. Tags: colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-shoppy-en-adj-6xFCb0uv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 8 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 40 10 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 4 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 2 59

Inflected forms

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