Meanings
- Australianot comparableslangCrazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.
Barry′s gone troppo and married that sheila he′s only known for two weeks.
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After three months by himself on his ‘dream’ tropical island he went troppo and smashed all the equipment.
‘[…]She calls these rehearsals my singing lessons - but at least I don′t have people rushing in thinking I′ve gone troppo . . .’ ‘Except me.’ Violet′s smile lingered as she gazed at him.
1989, Rosie Boycott, All for Love, page 163For a lone Digger gone troppo, as Joe is deemed to have done, it is a realistic scenario.
2009, Paul Tapp, Disquiet - the Justifiable Homicide of an Australian Vietnam Veteran, page 121"[The Northern Territory has] got the same sort of flavour to it, probably a bit more frontier. Overall, it's the tropics and they go troppo. The beer's cold and the weather's hot and they drink too much.
2016 March 15, David Dale, “John Jarratt talks new show Territory Cops and a murderous return in Wolf Creek”, in The Sydney Morning HeraldSynonyms: bonkers, doolally, doolally tap
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCrazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.
Origin
From tropical + -o (diminutive suffix). First used by Australian troops in tropical regions during WWII, in the sense “affected by war service in the tropics.”
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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“troppo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troppo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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