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pratfall

[prat-fawl] / ˈprætˌfɔl /






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In 2017, researchers at the Center for Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Salzburg tested whether the pratfall effect applied to robots.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

He went on to suggest an improvement to one of Ms. Thompson’s lines and add a little pratfall at the end, and the set brightened with laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

Zucker, who trained with the French guru Philippe Gaulier, doesn’t just pratfall and malaprop.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

“Life becomes one big pratfall, Montag; everything bang; boff, and wow!”

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury




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