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flopperoo
(flop|peroo)
Pronunciation:
/ˌflɒpəˈruː/
noun
informal
a complete failure, especially with theatre, cinema, or TV audiences or critics.
Origin:
1930s
: from the verb
flop
+
-eroo
, suffix in the sense 'large, unexpected'
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