pratfall
/ˈprætfɔl/
noun
- A fall onto one's buttocks, especially one that is funny or embarrassing.
- The comedian took a pratfall that made the audience roar with laughter.
- The movie is full of slapstick pratfalls and silly chases.
- He slipped on the wet floor and landed in a classic pratfall.
- A humiliating failure or mistake, especially one that is public and embarrassing.
- She tried to impress her boss but ended up in a major pratfall.
- The CEO's pratfall during the press conference was all over the news.
- After that pratfall in the debate, his campaign never recovered.
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