SHOPPY

Etymology

Adjective

shoppy (comparative shoppier, superlative shoppiest)

(dated) Inclined to talk shop; full of jargon.

(rare) Of the kind or quality expected from a shop.

(colloquial, dated) Abounding with shops.

Anagrams

• hyppos, spy hop, spy-hop, spyhop

Source: Wiktionary


Shop"py, a.

1. Abounding with shops. [Colloq.]

2. Of or pertaining to shops, or one's own shop or business; as, shoppy talk. [Colloq.] Mrs. Gaskell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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