pratfall
pratfall
Definition
☆ prat·fall (prat′fôl′)
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.
