pratfall

Speech parts

1. pratfall - Noun

2. pratfall - Verb

Meaning

an embarrassing mistake

a fall onto your buttocks

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

blunder boner bloomer bungle boo-boo howler botch blooper flub fall slip faux pas error decline drop

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Antonyms

acme increase epitome develop improve ideal

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Hypernyms

fall error mistake fault spill tumble

Hyponyms

muff bull slip faux pas trip spectacle

Phrases with the word

pratfall comedy take a pratfall

Examples

Last good pratfall I did, I broke bones in both hands. I still feel it when people shake my hand. Chevy Chase

The joke or the pratfall is easy for me to do. Sandra Bullock

I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down. Harold Ramis

Most people think that a widow is inhabiting some elegiac world of - it's like Mozart's 'Requiem Mass.' You know, it's very beautiful and elevated thoughts and some measure of dignity. I didn't have that experience at all. I had one pratfall after another. Joyce Carol Oates

Close letter words and terms

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