pratfall

Definition of pratfall

Nouns

a fall onto your buttocks
Type of:
fall, spill, tumble
a sudden drop from an upright position
an embarrassing mistake
Synonyms:
bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup
Types:
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bobble
the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
snafu
an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
spectacle
a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
bull
a serious and ludicrous blunder
fumble, muff
(sports) dropping the ball
fluff
a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, slip, solecism
a socially awkward or tactless act
howler
a glaring blunder
clanger
a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
misstep, stumble, trip, trip-up
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
Type of:
error, fault, mistake
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

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