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flopperoo

American  
[flop-uh-roo] / ˌflɒp əˈru /

noun

Slang.
flopperoos plural
  1. flop.


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Etymology

Origin of flopperoo

First recorded in 1935–40; flop + -eroo

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I don’t know how many of you would have taken my advice if I’d warned you before the FTX flopperoo.

From Washington Post Dec. 26, 2022

Among wide releases, which included Jack Black's instant flopperoo , a case of the holiday blahs marked the weekend; revenue was down nearly 50% from the 2009 Christmas frame.

From Time Dec. 28, 2010

What Hughes apparently had for his pains: a strong candidate for the flopperoo of all time.

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