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flopper

flopper noun: one who flops.

Noun

flopper (plural floppers)

  1. One who flops.
  2. The knocking down of all nine pins in one go.
  3. (US, slang) A 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

Forms of flopper

pluralfloppers

Origin of flopper

From flop + -er.

Questions about flopper

What does flopper mean?
Flopper means one who flops.
What part of speech is flopper?
Flopper is a noun.
What is the plural of flopper?
The plural of flopper is floppers.

Words near flopper in the dictionary

  1. floppase
  2. floppases
  3. flopped
  4. flopped down
  5. flopped for
  6. flopper
  7. flopperoo
  8. flopperoos
  9. floppers
  10. floppie
  11. floppier

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