flop
[ flop ]
/ flɒp /
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verb (used without object), flopped, flop·ping.
verb (used with object), flopped, flop·ping.
noun
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Origin of flop
First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of flap;def. 11 was first recorded in 1890–95.
OTHER WORDS FROM flop
flopper, nounWords nearby flop
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British Dictionary definitions for flop
flop
/ (flɒp) /
verb flops, flopping or flopped
noun
Word Origin for flop
C17: variant of flap
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