verb
flop
flop
verb
1
To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
"He flopped onto the sofa after a long day."
2
To fail completely, especially of a film, product, or performance.
"The big-budget movie flopped at the box office."
noun
1
A complete failure.
"The product launch was a total flop."
How to Use Flop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo collapse loosely, or to fail badly.
Common pairings
flop down
a box-office flop
flop onto the bed
Word Forms
flopped past tense, flops plural, FLOPs plural, flops singular
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Etymology
Recorded since the early 1600s, likely a heavier-sounding variant of flap.