pratfall

prat·fall

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [prat-fawl]
- /ˈprætˌfɔl/
- /ˈpræt.fɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prat-fawl]
- /ˈprætˌfɔl/

Definitions of pratfall word

noun pratfall a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating. 1
noun pratfall a humiliating blunder or defeat. 1
noun pratfall slapstick: deliberate fall 1
noun pratfall embarrassing mistake 1
countable noun pratfall If someone takes a pratfall, they make an embarrassing mistake. 0
countable noun pratfall A pratfall is a fall onto your bottom. 0

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Origin of pratfall

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; prat + fall

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Parts of speech for Pratfall

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pratfall popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for pratfall

verb pratfall

bobble — A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
cast about — to make a mental or visual search
come apart at the seams — come unstitched
drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
fall down — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.

noun pratfall

comedown — If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had.
cropper — a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
devolution — Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.

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Antonyms for pratfall

noun pratfall

climb — If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it.
level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.

verb pratfall

idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

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