floptastic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English flop Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic blend English floptastic Blend of flop + fantastic, equivalent to flop + -tastic.
Meanings
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(rare, slang) Of an attempt or endeavor, spectacularly unsuccessful.
She had more luck with soppy flick The Delinquents and comedy Bio-Dome, but we assume Hayride To Hell was also floptastic - has anyone ever heard of it?
2002 June 24, Lili2, “Kylie's voice not good enough for Baz Luhrman opera remake”, in alt.showbiz.gossip (Usenet):So, the better to be an asshole, I decided to write a blog post about my floptastic endeavors to get laid.
2016, Lucy Woodhull, 667 Ways to F*ck Up My Life, page 117:Now that Ashanti's career runs three albums deep, not including 2003's floptastic Ashanti's Christmas, it's high time Inc head Irv Gotti put the Mary J. Blige comparisons to rest.
2004, Andy Kellman, “Concrete Rose Review”, in AllMusic Review: