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# soppy

«soppy» in Mova's school dictionary: **too soft and sentimental, full of love-talk or easy…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (soppy, soppier, soppiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, UK) Soppy means too soft and sentimental, full of love-talk or easy tears, in a way that some people find silly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#m1)

2) (informal, UK) A soppy person is silly, weak or soft-hearted, too easily upset or too sweet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#m2)

3) (rare) Soppy can mean very wet and soaked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Children use it about films with kissing, cards with hearts and grown-ups who get misty-eyed: «That film is so soppy!» It tells the reader a character finds love or feelings a bit embarrassing, or teases someone gently. Phrases: «soppy film», «don't be soppy», «go all soppy».

### examples

- Ugh, this film is too soppy, they keep kissing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#x1)
- My big sister wrote a soppy poem about her boyfriend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#x2)
- Don't be soppy, it's only a little scratch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#x3)
- Dad goes all soppy when he sees baby photos. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#x4)
- The card was full of soppy hearts and flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#x5)
- Our dog is a soppy old thing who loves cuddles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#x6)
- The grass was soppy after the storm. (rare) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/#x7)

### note

Mainly British and Irish; Americans more often say «sappy» or «mushy». Comparison: soppier, soppiest. It is a teasing word, not rude, but calling someone soppy can hurt if they are really sad. Related: «sop» (bread soaked in liquid).

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups call very sweet romantic film scenes "soppy", and children are allowed to look away or roll their eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «soppy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.