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pratfall
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pratfall has 2 senses
- pratfall(n = noun.act) Array - a fall onto your buttocks; Array is a kind of fall, spill, tumble
- pratfall(n = noun.act) bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup - an embarrassing mistake; Array is a kind of error, fault, mistake
has particulars: bobble, snafu, spectacle, bull, fumble, muff, fluff, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, slip, solecism, howler, clanger, misstep, stumble, trip, trip-up
THESAURUS
pratfall
bloomer, blooper, bobble, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, boob stunt, boot, breakdown, collapse, comedown, crash, cropper, culbute, deflation, dive, downfall, dumb trick, fall, flop, fool mistake, foozle, forced landing, foul-up, goof, header, howler, louse-up, muck-up, nose dive, plunge, screamer, screw-up, smash, spill, sprawl, stumble, tailspin, trip, tumble
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