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单词 flopper
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Definition of flopper in English:

flopper

noun ˈflɒpəˈflɑpər
Basketball informal
  • A player who deliberately falls or stumbles in order to give the appearance of having been fouled by an opponent.

    because no one wants to reward a flopper, many referees are hesitant to call fouls
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although the fines are not particularly onerous, the shame of being publicly labelled a flopper might be an effective deterrent.
    • The NBA will penalize floppers this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league official said has "no place in our game."
    • He kicked a chair after picking up a second first-half foul and he has been dogged as a flopper and a complainer.
    • I agree, he is not only a jerk; he's the biggest whiner and flopper in the league.
    • So while not a flopper himself, he understands the value that exaggerating contact can provide to a team.
    • Anyone worth their defensive salt wants nothing to do with being identified as a flopper.
    • He got fined 5k for admitting to being a serial flopper.
    • Floppers should have to sit out a game with a dunce hat on.
    • Fact is your team is a bunch of whiners, floppers and excuse-makers.
    • Let the refs call out the floppers right then during the game which would embarrass and expose them.
 
 

Definition of flopper in US English:

flopper

nounˈfläpərˈflɑpər
Basketball informal
  • A player who deliberately falls or stumbles in order to give the appearance of being fouled by an opponent.

    because no one wants to reward a flopper, many referees are hesitant to call fouls
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I agree, he is not only a jerk; he's the biggest whiner and flopper in the league.
    • The NBA will penalize floppers this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league official said has "no place in our game."
    • Let the refs call out the floppers right then during the game which would embarrass and expose them.
    • He got fined 5k for admitting to being a serial flopper.
    • Although the fines are not particularly onerous, the shame of being publicly labelled a flopper might be an effective deterrent.
    • He kicked a chair after picking up a second first-half foul and he has been dogged as a flopper and a complainer.
    • So while not a flopper himself, he understands the value that exaggerating contact can provide to a team.
    • Floppers should have to sit out a game with a dunce hat on.
    • Fact is your team is a bunch of whiners, floppers and excuse-makers.
    • Anyone worth their defensive salt wants nothing to do with being identified as a flopper.
 
 
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