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belly-flopper

bel·ly-flop
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bel-ee flop]
    • /ˈbɛl i flɒp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bel-ee flop]
    • /ˈbɛl i flɒp/

Definitions of belly-flopper word

  • noun belly-flopper an awkward, usually unintentional dive in which the front of the body strikes the water horizontally, the abdomen or chest bearing the brunt of the impact. 1
  • noun belly-flopper a maneuver with a sled in which the sledder runs with the sled to gain momentum and jumps forward to land on top of the sled as it moves through the snow. 1
  • noun belly-flopper a failure; flop. 1
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Origin of belly-flopper

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Belly-flopper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Belly-flopper

belly-flopper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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