PRATFALL


Meaning of PRATFALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprat-ˌfȯl ]

noun

Etymology: argot prat buttocks + fall

Date: 1930

1. : a fall on the buttocks

2. : a humiliating mishap or blunder

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.