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A Brazilian Portuguese internet-slang verb, adapted from English 'flop,' meaning for a post, video, or piece of content to fail to perform well or fail to go viral — the opposite of 'bombar' (to blow up).

EXPLAINER

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REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"He spent hours editing the video, but it flopou — barely any views or engagement."

LORE & ORIGIN

Formed by adding the Portuguese infinitive ending '-ar' to the borrowed English word 'flop,' emerging alongside Brazil's creator-economy and social-media metrics culture as short-form video platforms made content performance a constant topic of conversation.

FIRST SEEN
2021
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2022-2024 (TikTok/Reels creator-economy discourse, still actively used)
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