Meaning of Strop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.
2. A bad mood or temper. A tantrum.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
3. A poor-quality or unsaleable diamond.
   slang
4. A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.

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Examples

“[…] he almost fell out of the phone booth laughing and said to her, 'Boy, did my son buy a strop! Did he get stuck!'”

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