flopper
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editflopper (plural floppers)
- One who flops.
- (skittles) The knocking down of all nine pins in one go.
- (US, slang) A person who deliberately falls down on a slippery floor or in front of an automobile etc. so as to claim compensation.
- 1928, The Post Magazine and Insurance Monitor:
- According to the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail," professional "floppers" are making good livings out of American insurance companies.
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