| Back | pratfall /PRAT-fawl/ |
|---|---|
| Front | noun A humiliating failure, blunder, or defeat. [A pratfall is literally a fall on the buttocks. The word is figuratively used to describe embarrassing errors or failures. From prat (buttocks, fool) + fall. Earliest documented use: 1939.] "Some caution that stockpiling is ending and both markets are in for a pratfall." - Ray Turchansky; Asian Consumers Likely Spend Us Out of Our Financial Mess; The Vancouver Sun (Canada); Aug 21, 2009. |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Ochlophobia ok-luh-foh-bee-uh noun psychiatry abnormal fear crowds entered
Previous card: Jocose joh-kohs juh adjective characterized joking jesting humorous
Up to card list: Hard English Vocabulary