soppy
soppy Lexical Profile
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• adjective
British Excessively or foolishly sentimental, romantic, or mawkish in a way that seems weak or silly.
"He usually avoids soppy love songs, preferring upbeat rock music instead."
Soaked or saturated with water or liquid; thoroughly wet and soggy.
"After hours of heavy rain, the lawn had turned into a soppy mess."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British English, 'soppy' is primarily used informally to mean foolishly sentimental or mawkish, whereas in American English (where 'sappy' is preferred for sentimentality) it is more commonly understood in its literal sense of being sopping wet.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 17th century from the noun 'sop' (from Old English 'sopp', meaning a piece of bread soaked in liquid) plus the adjectival suffix '-y'; the figurative sense of 'mawkishly sentimental' arose in British slang in the early 20th century.