Where does “flopperoo” come from?

flopperoo (English) comes from English FLOP, from English floating-point operation — Alternative form of floating point operation.

flopperoo (English): A flop; an utter failure

Definitions

  1. A flop; an utter failure

Ancestry of “flopperoo”, step by step

flopperoo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English FLOP

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFLOPSynonym of flop
2Englishfloating-point operationAlternative form of floating point operation

via English eroo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheroo
Every word from English floating-point operationEvery word from English FLOP