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pratfall

[ prat-fawl ]

noun

  1. a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating.
  2. a humiliating blunder or defeat.


pratfall

/ ˈ±è°ùæ³ÙËŒ´Úɔ˱ô /

noun

  1. slang.
    a fall upon one's buttocks
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pratfall1

First recorded in 1935–40; prat + fall
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pratfall1

C20: from C16 prat buttocks (of unknown origin) + fall
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Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.

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This might be an exorcism of the time she broke her neck while doing a pratfall as Cinderella in the 2002 revival of “Into the Woods.â€

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Using the Republican's own words against her in a quote-tweet response, Simon asked, "Are you intentional or just an accident," adding, "You complete submoronic pratfall of a human being."

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Young female athletes take pratfalls across a variety of sports in what turns out to be a public service announcement for body positivity.

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