troppo

noun

trop·​po

variants or less commonly tropo

ˈträ(ˌ)pō

plural -s

slang

: a condition of mental disorder or tension occurring in troops on tropical service

Word History

Etymology

trop(ic) + -o, noun suffix

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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