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s | pratfall |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun pratfall is

a fall onto the buttocks.

As a verb pratfall is

to fall on to the buttocks.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    pratfall

    English

    Alternative forms

    * prat-fall * pratt-fall

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fall onto the buttocks.
  • A humiliating mistake.
  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * (a fall on to the buttocks): * (a humiliating mistake): blunder, howler * :

    Verb

  • To fall on to the buttocks.

    • Derived terms

    * prat-fallen * prat-falling