Home › Words › F › flopoverflopover/ˈflɒpəʊvə/flopover means the action of flopping over; (countable) an instance of this; also, a thing which flops over.flopover is pronounced /ˈflɒpəʊvə/.EtymologyDeverbal from flop over.nounThe action of flopping over; (countable) an instance of this; also, a thing which flops over.The action of flopping over; (countable) an instance of this; also, a thing which flops over.; A form of television signal distortion where the displayed image appears to scroll vertically rather than remain still; (countable) an instance of this.A change from one position to another.e.g.“Now in the light of this history we see this sudden flopover in the Maritime Law Association dominated by the shipowners and their lawyers.” — 1963 May 22 (date delivered), Abraham E. Freedman, witness, “Statement of Abraham E. Freedman, Attorney, Representing AFL-CIO Maritime Committee and Various Other Unions”, in Vessel and Shipowner LiabDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).