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toppy, a. colloq.|ˈtɒpɪ|
[f. top n.1 + -y.]
†a. Having or characterized by a top or tops; peaked. Obs.
c1557Abp. Parker Ps. lxviii. 185 Why leape ye so: to spyte thys mounte, ye toppy hillockes gay?
b. Top-heavy, inclined to tip over; in quot., tipsy.
1885Times 6 Aug. 3 The lady gave her some whisky..and it made her ‘toppy’.
c. Showy, stylish.
a1905H. S. H. in Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v., She looks toppier to-day.
d. U.S. Of animals: of superior quality.
1893Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 8 Apr., On military or civic parades the horse has been conspicuous for several years for its toppy appearance. 1927J. Lomax Cowboy Songs 303 I've cut your toppy mounts, boys. 1938Sun (Baltimore) 24 Oct. 13/1 Firm rates were paid for vealers..and indications at times suggested that more of the ‘toppy’ offerings would have met with good reception. 1960A. West Trend is Up (1961) v. 145 He turned to his favorite page in the book which showed a nice toppy lot of young lambs.
e. Mus. Containing too much treble.
1956B. Edwards in S. Traill Play that Music vi. 63, I should want from a side-drum plenty of response and life—without being too ‘toppy’ so that the drum has a certain amount of ‘guts’ when it comes to playing in large places. 1969W. Rutherford Gallows Set vi. 85 ‘What the hell's ‘toppy sound’?’ ‘Sound with too much treble in it. It's caused by the camera running slow when the film was taken so when its projected the sound is speeded up.’ 1976Gramophone Aug. 360/2 It could be argued that some modern discs are too toppy.
f. Stock Exchange. Of a market currency, etc.: high and unstable.
1961Spectator 26 May 774 When markets became ‘toppy’ he should be busy switching from vulnerable to stronger positions. 1968Economist 5 Oct. 81/2 What could be developing in London is a ‘toppy’ situation for a few months as the market consolidates the laurels it has earned. 1979Daily Tel. 2 Aug. 17 Sterling suddenly looked toppy. 1983Times 28 Apr. 16/2 If, however, the market looks ‘toppy’, it is the highest-rated sectors which are likely to suffer most. |