flopperoo
Spectacular public failure
A flopperoo is a spectacular failure, especially in entertainment—a show, film, or performance that bombs badly.
The word adds theatrical flair to ordinary flop, emphasizing the magnitude of the disaster: The musical was a total flopperoo, closing after three performances.
The suffix -eroo, suggesting exuberance, makes the failure sound almost comically complete.
Explosive device or disaster
- dudFailed device or effort
- turkeyWattled North American fowl
- bustFailure or sculpture
- fiascoHumiliating public failure
disaster · washout · clinker · stinker · lemon · debacle · misfire · clunker
Belonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- retroEvoking recent past
- VarietyFilm industry trade magazine
- showbizPerforming arts sector, casually
lingo · jargon · colorful · expressive · theatrical · colloquial · vernacular · coined
bomb
Explosive device or disaster
fiasco · disaster · washout · clinker · stinker · lemon · debacle · misfire · clunker · botch
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
showbiz · lingo · jargon · colorful · expressive · theatrical · colloquial · vernacular · coined · headline
box-office
Theater's ticket-selling counter
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- premiereFirst public performance
production · show · review · critic · audience · ticket · studio · stage · screen · performance