noun
- a fall in which one lands on the buttocks
- an embarrassing mistake or failure
Usage: comedy; physical humor
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The comedian’s pratfall on the banana peel got huge laughs from the audience.
- She slipped on the ice and took a pratfall right in front of the school.
- The politician’s latest pratfall cost him support in the polls.
- His attempt to impress his boss turned into a major pratfall.
- The clown’s exaggerated pratfall was the highlight of the circus act.
- The company’s marketing pratfall became a case study in business school.