pratfall Hear it!

pratfall Definition

prat·fall (pratfôl′)

noun

Slang a fall on the buttocks, esp. one for comic effect, as in burlesque

pratfall Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • do: S/he can't see a thing and trips over PILE 6 and does a pratfall!

Adjective modifier

  • few: For my money, tho, there's a little too much reliance on easy physical humor, and a few too many pratfalls.
  • comic: As fractured as each character is, they're all endearing and the comic pratfalls they encounter are brilliantly relayed.

Noun used with modifier

  • comedy: It was the verbal equivalent of a Norman Wisdom comedy pratfall.

Browse dictionary entries near pratfall

  1. prate
  2. prat
  3. praseodymium
  4. prase
  5. pranks
  6. prankish
  7. prank
  8. prang
  9. prandial
  10. prance
  1. pratincole
  2. pratique
  3. Prato
  4. prattle
  5. prau
  6. prawn
  7. praxis
  8. Praxiteles
  9. pray
  10. pray for