soppy

«soppy» in Mova's school dictionary: too soft and sentimental, full of love-talk or easy… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (soppy, soppier, soppiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, UK) Soppy means too soft and sentimental, full of love-talk or easy tears, in a way that some people find silly. tree →

2) (informal, UK) A soppy person is silly, weak or soft-hearted, too easily upset or too sweet. tree →

3) (rare) Soppy can mean very wet and soaked. tree →

sense in the lessons

Children use it about films with kissing, cards with hearts and grown-ups who get misty-eyed: «That film is so soppy!» It tells the reader a character finds love or feelings a bit embarrassing, or teases someone gently. Phrases: «soppy film», «don't be soppy», «go all soppy».

examples

• Ugh, this film is too soppy, they keep kissing. tree →
• My big sister wrote a soppy poem about her boyfriend. tree →
• Don't be soppy, it's only a little scratch. tree →
• Dad goes all soppy when he sees baby photos. tree →
• The card was full of soppy hearts and flowers. tree →
• Our dog is a soppy old thing who loves cuddles. tree →
• The grass was soppy after the storm. (rare) tree →

note

Mainly British and Irish; Americans more often say «sappy» or «mushy». Comparison: soppier, soppiest. It is a teasing word, not rude, but calling someone soppy can hurt if they are really sad. Related: «sop» (bread soaked in liquid).

In the corpora

• Grown-ups call very sweet romantic film scenes "soppy", and children are allowed to look away or roll their eyes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «soppy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.