flop n.6
1. (US) excrement; esp. as cow-flop n.; thus as a dimissive retort.
Low Company 73: ‘Slow as cow flop on an ice-cold day,’ muttered the jerker. | ||
in Limerick (1953) 139: A nasty young joker named Bruce / Used to greet all his friends with a goose, / Till it came to a stop / In a handful of flop / From some bowels that were terribly loose. | ||
Ginger Man (1958) 13: Up to our ankles in mud and cow flop. | ||
Nil Carborundum (1963) Act III: It’s as soft as cowflop this side, Jack. | ||
Sneaky People (1980) 184: Recalling Ralph’s walking through the cowflop. | ||
(con. 1970) 13th Valley (1983) 391: My toes get colder en yesterdays cow flop. | ||
Six Out Seven (1994) 33: Couldn’t be no worse’n cowflops an scrap iron. | ||
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places 134: We used the dried cowflop for bases in our ball games. | ||
Life During Wartime (2018) 160: She left her flops on the path [...] then stood chewing her cud and waited for you to step in one. | ‘Summer of Blind Joe Death’ in
2. in fig. use, nonsense.
Earthsong (2002) 75: For our elitism, and our selfishness, and our shameful wealth, and our hoarded secrets—all of which is the most utter cowflop. |