flop

 
Pronunciation: /flɒp/

verb (flops, flopping, flopped)

[no object]
  • 1 [with adverbial] fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way: his blond hair flopped over his eyes
  • sit or lie down heavily and suddenly, especially when very tired: Liz flopped down into the armchair
  • informal rest or sleep in a specified place: I’m going to flop here for the night
  • 2 informal (of a performer or show) be completely unsuccessful; fail totally: the show flopped in London

noun

  • 1a heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it: they hit the ground with a flop
  • 2 informal a total failure: the play had been a flop
  • 3 informal, chiefly US a cheap place to sleep.

Origin:

early 17th century: variant of flap