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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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Flopped
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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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Etymonline
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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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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