moppy

7.2

Thick, messy hair or fur that looks like a mop

adjective
/ˈmɑːpi/

Informal

: despeinado

She wore her moppy hairstyle proudly, as it added to her carefree personality.
moppy hair

Examples

I was feeling well, lazy and like like Moppy and I feel dynamite now.
A while after, New Moon was lying around my house, and suddenly my twins were getting moppy and soppy.

Blog text (22)
The child's moppy hair was a clear sign that he had been playing outside all day.
His moppy locks fell over his eyes, giving him a disheveled yet charming appearance.

Synonyms

scruffy

vsmoppy

23 3.8

Messy and untidy in clothes or appearance

focuses on messy hair image rather than shabby clothing or style

shaggy

vsmoppy

22 3.2

With long, thick, untidy hair, fur, or material that looks rough

focuses on messy mop-like hair rather than just rough texture

unkempt

vsmoppy

13 5.1

Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes

is narrower, naming a mop-like messy hair look rather than neglect

shaggy-haired

vsmoppy

1 3.7

Long, thick hair that looks messy and not neat

emphasizes rounded, mop-like appearance rather than merely hair length

mussy

vsmoppy

1 7.4

Untidy and dirty, with things out of place

applies specifically to hair appearance rather than general disorder

slobby

vsmoppy

Informal

1 7.4

Messy and untidy in how a person or place looks

is about visual hair messiness rather than overall slovenly behaviour

mop-headed

vsmoppy

6.7

A thing that has a thick rounded top like a mop of hair or leaves that looks messy

is about messy hair in general rather than only a rounded top

shaggy-coated

vsmoppy

4.5

Having long, thick, untidy fur or hair that needs brushing

is more specifically about a mop-like, messy hair appearance

matty

vsmoppy

8.2

Having hair or fabric that is messy and stuck together in clumps

is messy too but highlights a mop resemblance rather than only tangles

disty

vsmoppy

Slang

9.9

Dirty and messy, with things in the wrong places

is the neutral descriptive term for messy hair appearance

daggy

vsmoppy

Australian

9.9

Shaggy and dirty, with clumps of dried mud or hair stuck to it

speaks to mop-like messy hair rather than specifically dirty clumps

trampy

vsmoppy

Offensive

8.6

Looking dirty and untidy like someone who lives on the streets

is concerned with messy hair look not with vagrant style

blowzy

vsmoppy

Offensive

9.9

A woman who looks untidy and a little rough

is neutral in tone and applies to any gender or hair

Antonyms

neat

144 1.0

Clean and tidy with things in order

to tidy

42 1.0

To make a place neat by putting things away

How Messy

wild

2 2.8

unkempt

13 5.1

untidy

11 1.0

moppy

Informal

7.2

messy

233 1.0

neat

144 1.0

Surface Forms

moppy positive

Morphology

moppy = mop (transparent) = mop + y

The adjective is a straightforward formation from the noun 'mop' with the productive suffix '-y' meaning 'having the quality of', so the meaning 'resembling a mop' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Moppy comes from the simple word mop, which means 'a bundle of cloth used for cleaning', plus the ending -y meaning 'full of' or 'like'. So something moppy looks 'like a mop'—messy, stringy, or untidy, which is why we use it for hair, fur, or clothing that sticks out.