flopper

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noun

One who flops.

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Meanings

nounflopper (plural floppers)

plural floppers

  1. One who flops.
  2. The knocking down of all nine pins in one go.
  3. USslangA person who deliberately falls down on a slippery floor or in front of an automobile etc. so as to claim compensation.

    According to the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail," professional "floppers" are making good livings out of American insurance companies.

    1928, The Post Magazine and Insurance Monitor

Origin

From flop + -er.

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APA

flopper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flopper

MLA

“flopper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flopper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flopper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flopper.

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