pratfall
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈprætˌfɔl/
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- In the first part of the number, he makes believe that he is hopelessly inept and engages in exaggerated pratfalls on the dance floor.
- taking a pratfall
- comic pratfalls
But I could do weird impersonations and I could do funny pratfalls and I could tell jokes and that allowed me to fit in.
- But I could do weird impersonations and I could do funny pratfalls and I could tell jokes and that allowed me to fit in.
Examples
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After slipping on the wet floor, she landed with an embarrassing pratfall in front of her colleagues.
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Then, he stepped on a patch of ice hidden in a shadow and did the most perfect pratfall I ever saw.
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But I could do weird impersonations and I could do funny pratfalls and I could tell jokes and that allowed me to fit in.
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But she also has a knack for physical comedy, taking a surprising number of pratfalls alongside Mike Myers and Dane Cook.
Blog text (5) -
Cut to candid film of Norville getting out of a car, noticing the camera, grinning and waving as he walks, and taking a pratfall.
Fiction book (1994) -
During the comedy show, the clown's spectacular pratfall had the audience roaring with laughter.
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He often incorporated a funny pratfall into his routines to elicit laughter from the crowd.
Synonyms
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1.7
A sudden fall when someone loses balance while moving
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1.0
An accidental sliding that makes you lose your balance
Antonyms
How Humiliating
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pratfall comes from prat meaning 'butt' and fall meaning 'a fall'. It originally meant literally falling onto your butt in a funny or humiliating way, which is why we use it for a comical, embarrassing tumble.