Flopperoo
[flop-uh-roo] /ˌflɒp əˈru/
noun, plural flopperoos. Slang.
1.
(def 11).
noun
A particularly spectacular failure; flop:three subdivisions: flop, flopperoo, and kerplunk (1931+)
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