höyrypää — meaning in English

English meaning

• hothead noun Someone who loses their temper easily or is quick to pick a fight.
• rocket noun A vehicle or projectile driven by expelling burning gas, used to launch spacecraft, missiles, or fireworks.

Senses

höyrypää is used for these senses in English:

• hothead (pejorative) One who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.
• rocket (Scotland, slang) A stupid or crazy person.

hothead — full definition

1. noun Someone who loses their temper easily or is quick to pick a fight.
2. noun Someone who acts on impulse without stopping to think it through.

rocket — full definition

1. noun A vehicle or projectile driven by expelling burning gas, used to launch spacecraft, missiles, or fireworks.
2. verb To rise, increase, or move very quickly and suddenly.
3. noun (UK) A peppery salad leaf, known as arugula in American English.

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