| pratfall prat·fall (pr  t fôl )
n.
1. A fall on the buttocks.
2. A humiliating error, failure, or defeat: "His characters not only survive their snarled problems and
pratfalls but learn from their experiences" (Joyce Carol
Oates).
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
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Little Brother Matt seems joyful that he is surviving his pratfalls. (I am, too.)
Little Brother Matt seems joyful that he is surviving his pratfalls. (I am, too.)
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