flopper
/ˈflɑpər/
noun
- A person or thing that flops, especially a performer or show that fails badly.
- The new restaurant turned out to be a flopper and closed after three months.
- He was known as a flopper because his plays never lasted more than a week.
- The movie was a total flopper at the box office.
- In sports, a player who pretends to be fouled or injured to get a penalty called on an opponent.
- Coaches teach their players not to become a flopper because it hurts the team's reputation.
- That soccer player is a notorious flopper who dives at the slightest touch.
- The referee didn't fall for the flopper's act and let the play continue.
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