| 词汇 | pratfall |
| 词源 | pratfall. A pratfall is old show business slang for a fall on the buttocks taken by a comedian to obtain laughs. Pratts, or prats is simply rogues’ cant for the buttocks. No one knows the ori- gin of the term, which dates back to the 16th century, and there seems to be no connection between it and the older prat, for “a trick or prank.” |
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