Meaning of troppo | Babel Free

Definitions

Crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.

Australia, not-comparable, slang

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Examples

“Barry′s gone troppo and married that sheila he′s only known for two weeks.”

“After three months by himself on his ‘dream⟳’ tropical island he went troppo and smashed all the equipment.”

“‘[…]She calls these rehearsals my singing lessons - but at least I don′t have⟳ people rushing in thinking I′ve gone troppo . . .’ ‘Except me.’ Violet′s smile⟳ lingered as she gazed at him.”

“For a lone Digger gone troppo, as Joe is deemed to have⟳ done, it is a realistic scenario.”

“"[The Northern Territory has] got the same sort⟳ of flavour to it, probably a bit more frontier. Overall, it's the tropics and they go troppo. The beer's cold and the weather's hot and they drink⟳ too much.”

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