Dictionary

stompy en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English stomp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English stompy From stomp + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance.
   • 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. 2009 January 16, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times:
2. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of stomping; aggressive-looking in a way that suggests stomping.
   • She is still spinning, and the Minion is starting to look tuckered, his stomps not so stompy anymore, and his jeers turned to huffy puffs. 2006 July, Ysabeau S. Wilce, “The Lineaments of Gratified Desire”, in Gordon Van Gelder, editor, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 111, number 1 (652 overall), Hoboken, N.J.: Spilogale, →ISSN, →OCLC, section XI (Desire Gratified), page 112:
   • 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 […] 2008, Benjamin Tyson Duranske, Virtual law: navigating the legal landscape of virtual worlds:
3. (informal) With stomps.
   • Then she went for a long stompy walk through the fields, getting her shoes all wet and not caring. 2003, Melissa Nathan, chapter 24, in The Nanny, London: Arrow, →ISBN, page 442:
   • Wherever they are, I miss them here among the hucksters, and their rough and stompy walks remain as memories from farther north. 1999, Byron Ricks, “In Ketchikan”, in Homelands: Kayaking the Inside Passage, New York, N.Y.: Bard/Avon Books, →ISBN, page 150:
   • In a post-apocalyptic security uniform, Kanye West (hugely controversial himself) introduced the collection with a stompy stride, and was followed by a swathe of models wearing a number of outfits, from formal clothing to grungy work wear to club gear. 2023 February 15, Kaixin Cassie Zheng, “The Winners of Our Eighth Annual Student Review Contest”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2023:
4. (informal) Stomping; making stomps.
   • Yes, it is a noisy stompy child. See if it wants to play? 2021 November 14, Thomas K. Carpenter, chapter 12, in Mark of the Phoenix (Animalians Hall; 3), Black Moon Books, →ISBN:
   • Head to toe she was quite appealing in her tiny silver bikini, a pair of big boots so stompy that asses all over the galaxy were hiding in fear, […] 2011 May 20, Jared Prophet, “The Girl”, in Idol Hands (A Rosco Little Adventure; 1), Peril Press, ASIN B0051ZSE9S, page 8, columns 1–2:
   • Why does EVERYONE cry at a wedding? Nat thought, stomping her way up the little stone steps to the balcony where the church organs always were. I know people DO blub, she thought, but this is ridiculous. She was so stompy, she completely missed a little sign near the front door with the order of service on. It said: In memoriam. 2016 March 10, Nigel Smith, chapter 19, in Nathalia Buttface and the Totally Embarrassing Bridesmaid Disaster (Nathalia Buttface; 4), London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, pages 230–231:
   • He paused, his foot still hovering. Who was this stompy boy? He didn't feel strong and brave now; he just felt loud and cross. 2025 November 6, Maria Lanzaro, “The Greatest Stomp Stopper”, in Angry but Brave: 20 Inspiring Stories, →ISBN, page 12:
   • His huge feet were so stompy that, when he walked through the forest, the earth trembled and trees crashed to the ground. 2016 August 16, Catherine Allison, Annie Baker, Peter Bently, Malachy Doyle, Rachel Elliot, Timothy Knapman, “The Noisy Dinosaur!”, in 365 Stories and Rhymes: Tales of Action and Adventure, Bath, Somerset: Parragon, →ISBN, page 248:

Forms

Deriveds

stompily