stompy

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English

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Etymology

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From stomp +‎ -y.

Adjective

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stompy (comparative stompier, superlative stompiest)

  1. (music) Of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance.
    • 2009 January 16, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times[1]:
      This Welsh five-piece plays stompy rock ’n’ roll with almost anthemic choruses and a hint of hardcore aggression — the vocalist Matt Davies has an epic scream, although he rarely employs it.
  2. Aggressive-looking in a way that suggests stomping.
    • 2008, Benjamin Tyson Duranske, Virtual law: navigating the legal landscape of virtual worlds:
      It is hoped LaRoche is happy with "Weber's" pigtails, butterfly wings, green tutu, zebra leggings, and stompy boots, because that's what she's stuck with []

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