Flop
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A 'flop means a "failure", particularly in the face of high expectations.
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Commercial failures
A commercial failure is a product that does not reach expectations of success, failing to come even close. A major flop goes one step further and is recognized for its almost complete lack of success.
Most of the items listed below are ones that had high expectations, large amounts of money or widespread publicity, but fell far short of success. Obviously, due to the subjective nature of "success" and "meeting expectations", there can be disagreement about what constitutes a "major flop."
- For a list of miscellaneous commercial product and service failures, see List of miscellaneous commercial failures.
- For flops in computer and video gaming, see List of commercial failures in computer and video gaming
- For flops within the automotive industry, see List of automotive flops
- For flops concerning groceries, see List of grocery marketing flops
- For computer-related flops, see List of commercial failures in computer technology
- For aviational commercial failures, see List of commercial failures in aviation
- See also: Vaporware
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Other failures
- For military disasters, see List of military disasters
- For failed political campaigns, see List of political flops
- For flops in science and engineering, see List of famous failures in science and engineering
- For events that were highly anticipated but either did not happen or turned out to be disappointing, see non-event
- For flops in entertainment, see List of flops in entertainment
- For flops in sports, see List of sports flops
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