flopperoo

flopperoo
/flop'euh rooh"/, n., pl. flopperoos. Slang.
flop (def. 11).
[1935-40; FLOP + -EROO]

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  • flopperoo — n. flop, act of flopping …   English contemporary dictionary

  • flopperoo — flop·per·oo …   English syllables

  • flopperoo — noun see floperoo …   Useful english dictionary

  • -eroo — a suffix that creates familiar, usually jocular variations of semantically more neutral nouns; normally added to monosyllabic bases, or merged with bases ending in er: flopperoo; smackeroo; switcheroo. [of unclear orig.; perh. extracted from… …   Universalium

  • -eroo — aff. a suffix that creates familiar, usu. jocular variations of semantically more neutral nouns; normally added to monosyllabic bases, or merged with bases ending in er: flopperoo; smackeroo; switcheroo[/ex] • Etymology: perh. extracted from… …   From formal English to slang

  • -eroo — a suffix that creates familiar, usually jocular variations of semantically more neutral nouns; normally added to monosyllabic bases, or merged with bases ending in er: flopperoo; smackeroo; switcheroo. [of unclear orig.; perh. extracted from… …   Useful english dictionary

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