pratfall
noun
1. a fall onto your buttocks
Definition categories: act, fall, spill, tumble
2. an embarrassing mistake
Similar word(s): bloomer, blooper, blunder, botch, bungle, flub
Definition categories: act, error, fault, mistake
Sentences with pratfall as a noun:
- The motivational speaker started with a pratfall so he could speak about the importance of getting back up.
verb
1. To fall on to the buttocks.