What does しょっぽい mean?


I heard this the other day, and I can't find it in my dictionary. From the
context, it seemed to be used with the meaning of "disappointing," or "a let-
down."




I'm more familiar with the adverb しょんぼり, meaning _"down in the dumps,
downhearted, blue"_. Looking into this some, I've discovered related terms
しょぼくれる, しょぼしょぼ, しょぼん（と）, and しょぼたれる, all with the same basic meaning.

From this, I would guess that しょっぽい is part of this same group. The っぽい ending
is an adjectivizing suffix meaning _"-ish"_ , so presumably しょっぽい would mean
_"bluish (of mood), kinda depressed or depressing"_.

### UPDATE

As others have noted in the comments to the question, the asker's しょっぽい may be
a mis-hearing or alteration of しょぼい, itself derived as the simple
adjectivization of the root しょぼ + い.




I'm more familiar with the adverb しょんぼり, meaning _"down in the dumps,
downhearted, blue"_. Looking into this some, I've discovered related terms
しょぼくれる, しょぼしょぼ, しょぼん（と）, and しょぼたれる, all with the same basic meaning.

From this, I would guess that しょっぽい is part of this same group. The っぽい ending
is an adjectivizing suffix meaning _"-ish"_ , so presumably しょっぽい would mean
_"bluish (of mood), kinda depressed or depressing"_.

### UPDATE

As others have noted in the comments to the question, the asker's しょっぽい may be
a mis-hearing or alteration of しょぼい, itself derived as the simple
adjectivization of the root しょぼ + い.

