as in disaster
something that has failed
the movie is such a flop that theaters showing it are the loneliest places in town
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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped, and our team lost by five points
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Recent Examples of flop
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
Originally a box-office flop, this 1987 comedy has since become a completely quotable cult classic.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Before us, in a curtain of matte black against the vibrant green, a beautiful, enormous silverback lays flopped on his back surrounded by eight gorillas of all ages wrestling around him.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
New Florida Gators quarterback Aaron Philo’s first high school start was a four-interception flop following an offseason of build-up.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
Originally a box-office flop, this 1987 comedy has since become a completely quotable cult classic.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
Perspectives 🏁 The viral video of a Kansas referee seemingly flopping during a high school girl’s basketball game is a bad look.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Before us, in a curtain of matte black against the vibrant green, a beautiful, enormous silverback lays flopped on his back surrounded by eight gorillas of all ages wrestling around him.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flop
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One compelling example in the education space that Parker-Holder and Rivas described was allowing students to get a sense of what working in different professions might be like, such as assisting in disaster recovery.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2026
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The action also authorizes the use of disaster emergency funds and allows the OEM to mobilize state resources, make contracts and awards using emergency procurement procedures and encumber and expend funds as determined by the director of the OEM.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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For example, her kids plopped themselves in a storage tub — a makeshift sled — and skidded down the driveway over and over.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Klapper told Jam Press that the tower had partially collapsed under its own weight shortly before completion, preventing him from officially qualifying for the record.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Letting Thwaites collapse arguably violates the Antarctic Treaty System’s environmental-preservation clause, Minchew said.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Squirrel-like Skwovets and Greedents hoard their berries and jam their cheeks with food as a Fearow flaps its wings overhead.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pelagic rays flap their fins in a smooth, bird-like motion.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The men claimed a pair of metal folding chairs set beside the campfire; Adi found a seat on a big knob of driftwood.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Graduates wear full-length gowns over dress clothes and sit in folding chairs on the field.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, in some cars with only the rear windows open, the car will flutter and vibrate.—
John Paul,
The Providence Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
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The sky does not flutter at my heartfelt admiration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Every team needing a quarterback and watching Darnold’s rise wonders if busts-on-the-rise like Mac Jones and Malik Willis can do something similar.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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But unlike previous boom-bust cycles, the changes ahead may have less to do with rate cuts, Wall Street performance, or rental trends, and more to do with individual buyers and sellers.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flop. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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