Etymology: Humorous alteration of “obstreperous” adj.
Chiefly humorous and regional. Now rare.
There’s also an entry on “obstropolos” n., which was a nonce word coined by James Joyce for Ulysses:
Etymology: Alteration of “obstropolous” adj., perhaps after ancient Greek -ος, ending of masculine singular nouns, probably also with punning reference to classical Latin ōs mouth (see “oral” adj.).
The OED has an entry on “obstropolous” adj.:
There’s also an entry on “obstropolos” n., which was a nonce word coined by James Joyce for Ulysses: