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flopper

flopper

2 7.2
A player who falls on purpose to trick the referee
  • noun
  • /ˈflɑːpər/
  • Offensive
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Examples

  • Oi, your boy's a flopper, he is!

    Angel Wars: Blue Moon (2005)

  • Now I travel the world exposing floppers, and your daughter is a flopper.

    Angel Wars: Blue Moon (2005)

  • Floppers in the NBA?

    Blog text (29)

  • The basketball player's reputation suffered because he was often seen as a flopper, pretending to be fouled during games.

  • In soccer, some players are notorious floppers, embellishing contact to draw fouls and penalties from the referee.

  • Fans criticized the football player as a flopper for repeatedly falling to the ground without any real contact from opponents.

Compounds

belly flopper
7.6

A dive where someone lands flat on their stomach and feels a painful hit

How Deceptive

cheat
  • Offensive
55 2.6
flopper
  • Offensive
2 7.2
exaggerator
1 4.8
fair play
16 3.0

Surface Forms

flopper singular
floppers plural

Morphology

flopper = flop (transparent) = flop + er

Regular agentive formation from the verb 'flop' meaning one who flops; meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word flopper comes from the simple verb flop, which means 'to fall' or 'drop' suddenly, plus the ending -er meaning 'one who'. Think of a player who 'flops' to the floor to trick the referee, and you see why a flopper is someone who pretends to fall.