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ropy

UK/ˈɹəʊpi/ uncommon uk

adjective

1.

forming viscous or glutinous threads

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2.

(British informal) very poor in quality

  • “ropey food”
  • “a ropey performance”
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Origin

From Scots roupy (“husky; hoarse”), from Scots roup (“hoarseness, huskiness, any inflamed condition of the throat”).

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