floppa

English

Etymology

Referencing an Instagram photograph entitled "Big Floppa" or just "Floppa", featuring a caracal with long, floppy ears.

Noun

floppa (plural floppas)

2. (DoggoLingo) A caracal (Caracal caracal), especially one kept as an exotic pet.

Further reading

• “Big Floppa”, in Know Your Meme, website first launched 2007

Swedish

Etymology

From English flop +‎ -a. First attested in 1971.

Verb

floppa (present floppar, preterite floppade, supine floppat, imperative floppa)

1. to flop (to fail, of a movie, album, etc.) [from 1970s]

Conjugation

Conjugation of floppa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	floppa		—
supine	floppat		—
imperative	floppa		—
imper. plural1	floppen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	floppar	floppade	—	—
ind. plural1	floppa	floppade	—	—
subjunctive2	floppe	floppade	—	—
present participle		floppande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• flopp (“a flop”)

References

• floppa in Svensk ordbok (SO)