prat‧fall /ˈprætfɔːl $ -fɒːl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: prat 'buttocks' (16-20 centuries) + fall]
1. an embarrassing accident or mistake:
another one of the Vice-President’s pratfalls2. an act of falling down, especially when this is funny or embarrassing
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