flopper
Americannoun
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floppers
plural
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a person, especially a politician, who leaves their original side or opinion in order to join the opposing side.
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a person who commits fraud by purposely falling, often as if hit by a moving vehicle, in order to collect damages.
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Jokic takes great pride in that sort of mantra, rising from a player whose game was once maligned — flopper, slow feet, poor defender — to what he is today.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2022
How is New England like the notorious soccer flopper Neymar?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021
These are hallmarks of a fence-sitter, of a flipper and flopper in changing winds.
From US News ● Jun. 2, 2015
Pepe, himself an infamous flopper, ran back to Müller and began to scold him.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 30, 2014
Sometimes the pursuit of a flopper brought one of them within ten feet of where he stood, but they went about their business of snatch and dash and never seemed to notice him—until now.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
Existing NBA rules punish repeat floppers with fines after postgame reviews.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2023
In flops, however, total momentum increased, a telltale sign that the floppers were adding something extra to the equation.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2019
Borrowing from the language of soccer, they write, “America is turning into a country of floppers, figuratively grabbing our shins in fabricated agony over every little possible offense in hopes of working the refs.”
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 10, 2015
But the spotlights and high-definition cameras are firmly trained on Evans and other serial floppers, forcing everyone to think twice before they flail.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2012
Started taking bigger steps back in hopes of steering clear of those floppers.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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