There is not a person alive who can suppress a guffaw at a perfectly timed pratfall (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
prat·fall — /ˈprætˌfɑːl/ noun, pl falls [count] 1 : a sudden fall in which you end up sitting on the ground He slipped and took a pratfall into the mud. 2 : an embarrassing mistake or accident a politician who s known for his verbal pratfalls [=blunders] … Useful english dictionary
fall — fall·er; prat·fall; re·fall; crest·fall·en·ly; crest·fall·en·ness; pratt·fall; … English syllables
prat — dan·di·prat; dan·dy·prat; prat·er; prat·fall; prat·in·cole; prat·ing·ly; prat·tle·ment; prat·tler; prat·tling·ly; prat; prat·tle; … English syllables
Arturo Prat — Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón Born April 3, 1848(1848 04 03) near Ninhue, Chile … Wikipedia
pratfall — prat·fall … English syllables
pratfall — /prat fawl /, n. 1. a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating. 2. a humiliating blunder or defeat. [1935 40; PRAT + FALL] * * * … Universalium
pratfall — prat|fall [ˈprætfo:l US fo:l] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: prat buttocks (16 20 centuries) + fall] 1.) an embarrassing accident or mistake ▪ another one of the Vice President s pratfalls 2.) an act of falling down, especially when this is funny or … Dictionary of contemporary English
pratfall — prat|fall [ præt,fɔl ] noun count 1. ) a fall backward into a sitting position, especially when it is done deliberately to make people laugh 2. ) an embarrassing failure or mistake … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pratfall — prat•fall [[t]ˈprætˌfɔl[/t]] n. 1) a fall on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating 2) a humiliating blunder or defeat • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
pratfall — /ˈprætfɔl/ (say pratfawl) noun an undignified fall on the buttocks. {originally US; prat + fall} …
