pratfall

• prat-fall
• pratt-fall

prat +‎ fall

pratfall (plural pratfalls)

1. A fall onto the buttocks.
2. A humiliating mistake.
3. A staged trip or fall, often for comedic purposes.

   The motivational speaker started with a pratfall so he could speak about the importance of getting back up.

• (a fall on to the buttocks):
• (a humiliating mistake): blunder, howler
• (a staged trip or fall, often for comedic purposes):

pratfall (third-person singular simple present pratfalls, present participle pratfalling, simple past pratfell, past participle pratfallen)

1. To fall on to the buttocks.

• prat-fallen
• prat-falling