toppyadj.

/ˈtɒpi/

Etymology: < top n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

colloquial.

†a. Having or characterized by a top or tops; peaked. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [adjective] > hillock > peaked

toppy?1567

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter lxviii. 185 Why leape ye so: to spyte thys mounte, ye toppy hillockes gay?

b. Top-heavy, inclined to tip over; in quot. 1885, tipsy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk > partially drunk

merrya1382

semi-bousyc1460

pipe merry1542

totty1570

tipsy1577

martin-drunk1592

pleasant1596

mellow1611

tip-merry1612

flustered1615

lusticka1616

well to live1619

jolly1652

happy1662

hazy1673

top-heavy1687

hearty1695

half-seas-over1699

oiled1701

mellowish1703

half channelled over1709

drunkish1710

half-and-half1718

touched1722

uppisha1726

tosie1727

bosky1730

funny1751

fairish1756

cherry-merry1769

in suds1770

muddy1776

glorious1790

groggified1796

well-corned1800

fresh1804

to be mops and brooms1814

foggy1816

how-come-ye-so1816

screwy1820

off the nail1821

on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1821

swipey1821

muggy1822

rosy1823

snuffy1823

spreeish1825

elevated1827

up a stump1829

half-cockedc1830

tightish1830

tipsified1830

half shaved1834

screwed1837

half-shot1838

squizzed1845

drinky1846

a sheet in the wind1862

tight1868

toppy1885

tiddly1905

oiled-up1918

bonkers1943

sloshed1946

tiddled1956

hickey-

1885 Times 6 Aug. 3 The lady gave her some whisky..and it made her ‘toppy’.

c. Showy, stylish.

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the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart

gallantc1420

galliard1513

fine1526

trickly1580

pink1598

genteel1601

sparkful1605

sparkish1657

jaunty1662

spankinga1666

shanty1685

trig1725

smartish1738

distinguished1748

nobby1788

dashing1801

vaudy1805

swell1810

distingué1813

dashy1822

nutty1823

chic1832

slicked1836

flash1838

rakish1840

spiffy1853

smart1860

sassy1861

classy1870

spiffing1872

toffish1873

tony1877

swish1879

hep1899

toffy1901

hip1904

toppy1905

in1906

floozy1911

swank1913

jazz1917

ritzy1919

smooth1920

snappy1925

snazzy1931

groovy1937

what ho1937

gussy1940

criss1954

high camp1954

sprauncy1957

James Bondish1966

James Bond1967

schmick1972

designer1978

atas1993

as fine as fivepence-

1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 196/2 She looks toppier to-day.

d. U.S. Of animals: of superior quality.

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the world > animals > domestic animal > [adjective] > of livestock > kept for breeding > well-bred

gentle?a1300

true-bred1607

well-bred1607

racy1676

bred1710

high-bred1731

full-blood1764

full-blooded1784

thoroughbred1788

pure blood1818

toppy1893

straight-bred1898

straight1972

1893 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 8 Apr. On military or civic parades the horse has been conspicuous for several years for its toppy appearance.

1927 J. Lomax Cowboy Songs 303 I've cut your toppy mounts, boys.

1938 Sun (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.

1960 A. 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. Music. Containing too much treble.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [adjective] > qualities of music generally

wanton1583

martial1609

hesychastic1694

systaltic1694

figureless1887

ethnic1912

novelty1915

treacly1930

Afro1938

soft-focused1942

Afro-Caribbean1947

pop1956

toppy1956

shit-kicking1961

spacy1967

prog1976

loungy1977

1956 B. 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.

1969 W. 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.’

1976 Gramophone Aug. 360/2 It could be argued that some modern discs are too toppy.

f. Stock Market. Of a market currency, etc.: high and unstable.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [adjective] > feeling or state of market

sensitive1813

bearish1827

light1827

quiet1833

easy1836

soft1849

weak1856

steady1857

buoyant1868

sick1870

swimming1870

featureless1879

bullish1882

firm1887

gravelly1887

technical1889

pippy1892

manipulated1903

thin1931

volatile1931

trendless1939

nervous1955

toppy1961

over-bullish1970

toppish1983

1961 Spectator 26 May 774 When markets became ‘toppy’ he should be busy switching from vulnerable to stronger positions.

1968 Economist 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.

1979 Daily Tel. 2 Aug. 17 Sterling suddenly looked toppy.

1983 Times 28 Apr. 16/2 If, however, the market looks ‘toppy’, it is the highest-rated sectors which are likely to suffer most.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	toppy
释义	toppyadj. /ˈtɒpi/ Etymology: < top n.¹ + -y suffix¹. colloquial. †a. Having or characterized by a top or tops; peaked. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [adjective] > hillock > peaked toppy?1567 ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter lxviii. 185 Why leape ye so: to spyte thys mounte, ye toppy hillockes gay? b. Top-heavy, inclined to tip over; in quot. 1885, tipsy. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk > partially drunk merrya1382 semi-bousyc1460 pipe merry1542 totty1570 tipsy1577 martin-drunk1592 pleasant1596 mellow1611 tip-merry1612 flustered1615 lusticka1616 well to live1619 jolly1652 happy1662 hazy1673 top-heavy1687 hearty1695 half-seas-over1699 oiled1701 mellowish1703 half channelled over1709 drunkish1710 half-and-half1718 touched1722 uppisha1726 tosie1727 bosky1730 funny1751 fairish1756 cherry-merry1769 in suds1770 muddy1776 glorious1790 groggified1796 well-corned1800 fresh1804 to be mops and brooms1814 foggy1816 how-come-ye-so1816 screwy1820 off the nail1821 on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1821 swipey1821 muggy1822 rosy1823 snuffy1823 spreeish1825 elevated1827 up a stump1829 half-cockedc1830 tightish1830 tipsified1830 half shaved1834 screwed1837 half-shot1838 squizzed1845 drinky1846 a sheet in the wind1862 tight1868 toppy1885 tiddly1905 oiled-up1918 bonkers1943 sloshed1946 tiddled1956 hickey- 1885 Times 6 Aug. 3 The lady gave her some whisky..and it made her ‘toppy’. c. Showy, stylish. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart gallantc1420 galliard1513 fine1526 trickly1580 pink1598 genteel1601 sparkful1605 sparkish1657 jaunty1662 spankinga1666 shanty1685 trig1725 smartish1738 distinguished1748 nobby1788 dashing1801 vaudy1805 swell1810 distingué1813 dashy1822 nutty1823 chic1832 slicked1836 flash1838 rakish1840 spiffy1853 smart1860 sassy1861 classy1870 spiffing1872 toffish1873 tony1877 swish1879 hep1899 toffy1901 hip1904 toppy1905 in1906 floozy1911 swank1913 jazz1917 ritzy1919 smooth1920 snappy1925 snazzy1931 groovy1937 what ho1937 gussy1940 criss1954 high camp1954 sprauncy1957 James Bondish1966 James Bond1967 schmick1972 designer1978 atas1993 as fine as fivepence- 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 196/2 She looks toppier to-day. d. U.S. Of animals: of superior quality. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [adjective] > of livestock > kept for breeding > well-bred gentle?a1300 true-bred1607 well-bred1607 racy1676 bred1710 high-bred1731 full-blood1764 full-blooded1784 thoroughbred1788 pure blood1818 toppy1893 straight-bred1898 straight1972 1893 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 8 Apr. On military or civic parades the horse has been conspicuous for several years for its toppy appearance. 1927 J. Lomax Cowboy Songs 303 I've cut your toppy mounts, boys. 1938 Sun (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. 1960 A. 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. Music. Containing too much treble. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [adjective] > qualities of music generally wanton1583 martial1609 hesychastic1694 systaltic1694 figureless1887 ethnic1912 novelty1915 treacly1930 Afro1938 soft-focused1942 Afro-Caribbean1947 pop1956 toppy1956 shit-kicking1961 spacy1967 prog1976 loungy1977 1956 B. 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. 1969 W. 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.’ 1976 Gramophone Aug. 360/2 It could be argued that some modern discs are too toppy. f. Stock Market. Of a market currency, etc.: high and unstable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [adjective] > feeling or state of market sensitive1813 bearish1827 light1827 quiet1833 easy1836 soft1849 weak1856 steady1857 buoyant1868 sick1870 swimming1870 featureless1879 bullish1882 firm1887 gravelly1887 technical1889 pippy1892 manipulated1903 thin1931 volatile1931 trendless1939 nervous1955 toppy1961 over-bullish1970 toppish1983 1961 Spectator 26 May 774 When markets became ‘toppy’ he should be busy switching from vulnerable to stronger positions. 1968 Economist 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. 1979 Daily Tel. 2 Aug. 17 Sterling suddenly looked toppy. 1983 Times 28 Apr. 16/2 If, however, the market looks ‘toppy’, it is the highest-rated sectors which are likely to suffer most. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.?1567
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