Flop meaning : An incident of a certain type of fall; a plopping down. A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry. The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game. A ponded package of dung, as in a cow-flop. A flophouse. To fall heavily due to lack of energy. To cause to drop heavily. To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.). To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer) To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap. To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop. To stay, sleep or live in a place. Right, squarely, flat-out. With a flopping sound.