What is flopping?

[Finkelskyhook]

It's the definition in Webster's dictionary under Leon Powe Defense

[NicaraguanFan]

According to thefreedictionary, flopping is to To fall or lie down heavily and noisily or to move with a sudden noise. Therefore, is it safe to say that one can flop without falling? In other words, is the word "flopping" limited to faking and falling? Does flopping happen in the NFL, NHL or MLB? if so, how?

Two colleagues are arguing about flopping, its definition and whether it is prevalent in sports outside of Basketball and Baseball. What do you think?


Source:

Flopping, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flopping

  It's more associated with soccer than basketball. There's a player in the MLS (Carlos Ruiz) who's nickname (don't know the spelling as it's in spanish) means "the little fish" because he flops so much.

In spanish his nickname is "el pescadito", but I am not sure it is related to is flopping abilities.

NF.

[FLCeltsFan]

Yes but what is flopping?

IF a WR is running for a ball and jerks his body trying to sell a penalty after the cornerbacks slight contact, is that a form of flopping?

  Exaggerating the effect of a small amount of contact or no contact in order to get a foul called on your opponent.   

Please, co-sign or disagree with this. TP in it for all participants, I'm really interested in the consensus.

I co-sign; that's what a flop is.

I co-sign that a flop is exaggerating contact to try to get a foul called.

See below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEef1T_lqwA

It is also known as being Ginobili'd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjd07JiMF88