floptastic

English

Etymology

Blend of flop +‎ fantastic, equivalent to flop +‎ -tastic.

Adjective

floptastic

1. (slang, rare) Of an attempt or endeavor, spectacularly unsuccessful.
   • 2002 June 24, Lili2, “Kylie's voice not good enough for Baz Luhrman opera remake”, in alt.showbiz.gossip‎^[1] (Usenet):

     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?

   • 2004, Andy Kellman, “Concrete Rose Review”, in AllMusic Review‎^[2]:

     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.

   • 2016, Lucy Woodhull, 667 Ways to F*ck Up My Life, page 117:

     So, the better to be an asshole, I decided to write a blog post about my floptastic endeavors to get laid.