Croppies

/ˈkrɒpiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of croppie; multiple cropped photographs or people with cropped hairstyles.

Etymology

Simple plural of 'croppie,' following standard English pluralization by adding '-s' and changing the 'ie' to 'ies.'

Kelly Says

During the Irish Rebellion of 1798, 'Croppies' became a nickname for rebels who wore their hair cropped short as a radical political statement—a hairstyle became a symbol of revolution.

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