Fancade is a mobile game making platform where players create and share small games using simple built in tools, blocks and sound effects. The flop is one of those stock impact sounds used inside user made levels whenever a character or object drops, bounces or lands. As creators recorded their Fancade gameplay and shared short clips online, the sound became recognisable outside the app as well. Editors then started reusing it as a standalone meme effect for falls and failures, which is why it now appears in videos that have nothing to do with the original games.