troppo
1 Americanadverb
adjective
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of troppo1
From Italian; Old Italian dialect: “much, very,” probably from Old Provençal trop originally, “herd, flock”; troop
Origin of troppo2
First recorded in 1940–45; trop(ic) + -o, originally in reference to the supposed psychological effects of life in tropical climates, especially in military service
Example Sentences
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It was an interesting experiment that no one had done for thousands of years, and Jack said that it would have been all right, it should have been safe— until the Troppo Tourists came to make a film of it, shouting and racing their huge pink-and-purple boat around Nim’s mother and the whale.
From Literature
He would tell them about tropical storms and iguanas and seaweed, but he would never tell them where the island was, in case the Troppo Tourists ever found it, because Jack hated the Troppo Tourists worse than sea snakes or scorpions.
From Literature
The longer he waited, the more he didn’t want the Troppo Tourists to see the island; he didn’t want to talk to them and didn’t want them oohing and aahing and taking pictures of his home, but the longer he waited, the more he didn’t want Nim to be alone.
From Literature
But the Troppo Tourists sailed out of sight.
From Literature
Because no matter how much she wanted Jack to be home now, what she wanted even more was for him to be happy, and he’d never be happy if the Troppo Tourists came to the island.
From Literature
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