PRATFALL

blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo

(noun) an embarrassing mistake

pratfall

(noun) a fall onto your buttocks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pratfall (plural pratfalls)

A fall onto the buttocks.

A humiliating mistake.

A staged trip or fall, often for comedic purposes.

Synonyms

• (a humiliating mistake): blunder, howler

Verb

pratfall (third-person singular simple present pratfalls, present participle pratfalling, simple past pratfell, past participle pratfallen)

To fall on to the buttocks.

Source: Wiktionary



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