flop

³flop

noun

Definition of FLOP

1

: an act or sound of flopping

2

: a complete failure <the movie was a flop>

3

slang : a place to sleep; especially : flophouse

4

: dung <cow flop>; also : a piece of dung

Examples of FLOP

1. The movie was a total flop.
2. It fell to the ground with a flop.

First Known Use of FLOP

1823

Related to FLOP

Synonyms: bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, fiasco, fizzle, failure, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout

Antonyms: blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

Related Words: also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss; botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles; nonevent; nonstarter

Near Antonyms: corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon

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