PRATFALL


Meaning of PRATFALL in English

/prat"fawl'/ , n.

1. a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating.

2. a humiliating blunder or defeat.

[ 1935-40; PRAT + FALL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .