Erasing Ink With Household Chemicals. 1  1. Use acetone to erase ink. Most nail polish remover is made of acetone, and this can be used to remove ink from paper. 2  2. Try rubbing alcohol to erase ink. You can apply isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to any paper you're trying to erase the ink from. 3  3. Apply lemon juice to your ink stain.
Definition of flop. 1 : an act or sound of flopping. 2 : a complete failure the movie was a flop. 3 slang : a place to sleep; especially : flophouse.
Further information: List of box office bombs. In the motion picture industry, a box office bomb or box office flop is a film that is viewed as highly unsuccessful or unprofitable during its theatrical run, sometimes preceding hype regarding its cost, production, or marketing efforts.hile it is rare, films which might otherwise have fared well may fail because of issues unrelated to the film itself, with the timing of the film's release being perhaps the most common. This was one of several reasons for the commercial failure of one of Hollywood's first flops, Intolerance.