Meaning & use
flop
To fall or drop heavily and awkwardly, or to fail completely, especially of a project or performance.
See it in a sentence
Exhausted from the hike, he flopped onto the sofa without even taking off his boots.
The big-budget movie flopped at the box office despite months of promotion.
A note on using this word
Flop is informal and often used about entertainment, business ventures, or plans that fail unexpectedly.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A complete failure, especially of a performance, product, or event.
Critics called the sequel a total flop compared to the original film.
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