belly whop
- noun
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salto de panza
- He landed a painful belly whop off the diving board, making a huge splash.
Examples
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He landed a painful belly whop off the diving board, making a huge splash.
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The crowd winced as she attempted a dive but ended up with a loud belly whop.
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Kids often challenge each other to do the biggest belly whop at the pool.
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He performed a perfect belly whop off the diving board.
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Did you see her belly whop into the pool?
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Kids often challenge each other to do the biggest belly whop at the pool.
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The crowd winced as she attempted a dive but ended up with a loud belly whop.
Synonyms
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A dive where the stomach hits the water flat and hurts
A dive where someone lands flat on their stomach and feels a painful hit
A dive where your stomach hits the water and hurts
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'belly' (abdomen) with 'whop' (to hit/strike) — it describes the belly striking the water. This is a literal, compositional image (similar to 'belly flop') and follows straightforward English word-combination patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the sense.
Etymology
Belly whop comes from the clear image of a belly hitting water with a loud whop. Imagine a diver whose stomach slaps the water flat and makes a 'big splash', so the phrase means that painful, splashy dive.