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flop

/flɒp/ verb

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verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about flop at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
    He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work.
  2. To cause to drop heavily.
    The tired mule flopped its ears forward and trudged on.
  3. To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
    The latest album flopped and so the studio canceled her contract.

noun

  1. A heavy, passive fall; a plopping down.
  2. A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
  3. The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.

interjection

  1. Indicating the sound of something flopping.

adverb

  1. Right, squarely, flat-out.
    She fell flop on the floor.
  2. With a flopping sound.

Origin

Recorded since 1602, probably a variant of flap with a duller, heavier sound.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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