dollop of spleen

A bit of anger.

A dollop, of course, is a small lump of something--generally a colloidal food, such as sour cream or whipped cream.

"Spleen" means anger. This is no doubt related to the fact that the spleen was thought to be one of the four organs associated with the humours involving emotion--specifically it was thought to excrete black bile. whose Greek name gives us the word "melancholy".

As such, you might expect "spleen" to mean "sad", but perhaps it's better understood as "grumpy", at least when served up in dollop-sized quantities.
"If the force of gravity varies with altitude, how would that affect the height of the drop?" asked Daniel Waterhouse.

"Do it at sea-level," said Hooke, with a dollop of spleen.
by L K B M July 20, 2016
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Dolloper

Someone who wanders around a lot, doesn't do much work.

Also known as pissin in.
Look at hime there, never at his desk. What a dolloper.
by Pedro2k23 December 11, 2022
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dolloped

The feeling felt by a dolloper

To be well and truly wrecked, through the use of substances either legal or otherwise e.g Pissed or stoned.
"No way am I gonna even attempt to drive home mate. I feel absolutely fucking dolloped."

"Proper good shit man, that's real dolloping tackle"
by Marko the Great March 10, 2005
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