- のっぽ
- (very)
tall person 【C】.¶→のっぽビル* * *のっぽ(very) tall person 〖C〗.¶ → のっぽビル* * *のっぽa tall, lanky person; a rangy person; 〔動作が不器用〕 a gangling person; a lamppost; a beanpole.~な[の] rangy; gangling.
●のっぽなビル a tall unwieldy building
・のっぽの木 a tall spindly tree
・のっぽのトム Long Tall Tom; (反語的に) Tiny Tom.
●ちびとのっぽのコンビ a Mutt and Jeff pair.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.