flopping
noun
[ ˈflɒpɪŋ ]
• the action of deliberately falling or stumbling in order to give the appearance of having been fouled by an opponent.
• "the league introduced a system to penalize flopping"
flop
verb
• fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way.
• "his blond hair flopped over his eyes"
• (of a performer or show) be completely unsuccessful; fail totally.
• "the show flopped in London"
Similar:
be unsuccessful,
fail,
not work,
fall flat,
founder,
misfire,
backfire,
be a disappointment,
do badly,
lose money,
be a disaster,
meet with disaster,
come to grief,
miss the mark,
run aground,
bomb,
bellyflop,
fold,
flatline,
go to the wall,
come a cropper,
go down like a lead balloon,
bite the dust,
blow up in someone's face,
tank,
Opposite:
be successful,
Origin:
early 17th century: variant of flap.
