DEEP DIVE

The term “flop era” is popular on stan Twitter. It can refer to an artist, actor, or other celebrity who is making low quality work, or to a Twitter user who is getting low engagement on their content. More generally, it can be used to characterize anyone who isn’t at their prime.

Typically, the phrase implies that someone previously had a better era and is currently in a period where they’re not creating their best music, art, Twitter quips, etc.

I realized im still in flop era pic.twitter.com/ZXJqwftqIS

— gönül (@DOBS_G_) January 25, 2021

they should replace “decline” and “fall” in every textbook w flop era to ease youth outreach; history of the decline of the roman empire? the roman empire’s flip era….fall of the weimar republic? weimar’s flop era etcetc

— sepehr (@reposdominical) January 25, 2021