pratfall

English - Turkish

Definition of pratfall in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of pratfall in English English dictionary

A fall onto the buttocks

A staged trip or fall, often for comedic purposes

The motivational speaker started with a pratfall so he could speak about the importance of getting back up.

A humiliating mistake

To fall on to the buttocks

A pratfall is a fall onto your bottom

If someone takes a pratfall, they make an embarrassing mistake. They're waiting for the poor little rich girl to take a pratfall

A fall on to the buttocks

{i} fall on the buttocks, fall on one's backside (Slang); embarrassing blunder

Related Terms

pratfalls

plural of pratfall

Hyphenation

prat·fall

Turkish pronunciation

prätfôl

Synonyms

blunder, howler

Pronunciation

/ˈpratˌfôl/ /ˈprætˌfɔːl/

Etymology

[ 'prat-"fol ] (noun.) 1938. prat +‎ fall