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belly flop

noun

1
: a dive (as into water or in coasting prone on a sled) in which the front of the body strikes flat against another surface

called also belly flopper

2
: a complete and often painful or embarrassing failure : flop
… instead of doing a belly flop at the box office, Vampire soared … Jeff Gordinier
belly flop intransitive verb

Example Sentences

She did a belly flop into the pool.
Recent Examples on the Web But rays also will sometimes leap up and do a back flop or a belly flop, trying to shake off parasites. al, 18 July 2022 Some kids stepped up to the diving board, hoping for a graceful dive but ending in a half belly flop. Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2022 Well that one too, as the Chargers produced a 41-29 belly flop to put a wrinkle in their playoff plans. Jay Paris, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 Their school-record 16-game losing streak included a belly flop last month against Northern Arizona, a Football Championship Subdivision team. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021 The Red Sox just endured a two-week belly flop of 11 losses in 14 games, falling out of first place behind Tampa Bay, while watching the Yankees and Blue Jays gain considerable ground. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2021 Launch, hover, belly flop return, and crucially, the landing. Jonathan O'callaghan, Forbes, 6 May 2021 In part, because of the chance of a painful and embarrassing belly flop. Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2021 Perhaps most impressively, the unprecedented belly flop maneuver and demonstration of Starship's aerodynamics bode extremely well for the company's plans to reuse the vehicle. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of belly flop was circa 1890

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