verb (used without object)
1.
to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down ): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
2.
to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often followed by over ).
3.
to be a complete failure; fail: The play flopped dismally.
4.
Informal. to sleep or be lodged: to flop at a friend's house.
5.
to swing loosely; bounce; flap: His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs.
verb (used with object)
6.
to drop with a sudden bump or thud: He flopped his books on a chair.
7.
to dispose (oneself) in a heavily negligent manner: to flop oneself in a chair.
8.
to invert (the negative of a photograph) so that the right and left sides are transposed.
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noun
9.
an act of flopping.
10.
the sound of flopping; a thud.
11.
a failure: The new comedy was a flop.
12.
Informal. a place to sleep; temporary lodging: The mission offered a flop and a free breakfast.
Related forms
flop·per, noun
Synonyms
11. fiasco, disaster, debacle; bomb, dog.
11. fiasco, disaster, debacle; bomb, dog.
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flop (flɒp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | (intr) to bend, fall, or collapse loosely or carelessly: his head flopped backwards |
| 2. | to fall, cause to fall, or move with a sudden noise: the books flopped onto the floor |
| 3. | informal (intr) to fail; be unsuccessful: the scheme flopped |
| 4. | (intr) to fall flat onto the surface of water, hitting it with the front of the body |
| 5. | slang to go to sleep |
| —n | |
| 6. | the act of flopping |
| 7. | informal a complete failure |
| 8. | slang (US), (Canadian) a place to sleep |
| 9. | athletics See Fosbury flop |
| 10. | poker the flop the first three community cards dealt face-up in a round of any of several varieties of poker, including Texas hold 'em |
| [C17: variant of | |
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Word Origin & History
flop
c.1600, probably a variant of flap with a duller, heavier sound. Sense of "fall or drop heavily" is 1836, that of "collapse, fail" is 1919; though the figurative noun sense of "a failure" is recorded from 1893. The noun in the literal sense is from 1823.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| flop floating-point operation |
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