TROPPO

Etymology

Adjective

troppo (not comparable)

(Australia, slang, with "go") Crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.

Usage notes

Used in the verb go troppo — to go crazy, to act strangely, as due to tropical heat.

Synonyms

• bonkers

• doolally, from doolally tap

Source: Wiktionary


Trop"po, adv. [It.] (Mus.)

Definition: Too much; as, allegro ma non troppo, brisk but not too much so.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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