soppy

Meanings

• adjective

  Excessively sentimental or emotional.

  - "She gave a soppy speech at the graduation."
  - "The soppy romance novel was a bestseller."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with soppy
dopey , moppy , poppy

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Variants

List of all variants of soppy that leads to same result
soppier , soppiest , soppiness , soppinesses , soppy

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meaning 'soft' or 'damp', soppy came to be used metaphorically to describe overly emotional or sentimental people or situations.

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Trivia

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1. The term soppy was first used in print in the early 19th century.

2. In some dialects, soppy is used to describe a type of bread pudding.

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Related Concepts

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1. sentimentality: A quality or attitude characterized by excessive emotional response or expression.

2. melodrama: A drama characterized by exaggerated sentiment and emotional expression.

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Culture

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In literature, soppy is often used to describe overly sentimental or melodramatic scenes or characters. In music, the term may be used to describe overly emotional or saccharine ballads.

How to Memorize "soppy"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person who is overly emotional and sentimental. Visualize them giving a speech or writing a letter that is overly sentimental.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word soppy with overly emotional or sentimental situations or people.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym SOPPY to remember the definition: Sentimental, Overly, Pity, Pronounced.

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