belly flop
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belly flop
noun belly flops · bellyflop · belly-flop
- A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.
- A similar move performed on a trampoline.
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A flop; an utter failure.
Similar: belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper
verb belly flops · belly flopping · belly flopped · bellyflop · belly-flop
- To perform this type of dive.
- To perform this type of trampolining move.
- To flop; to be an utter failure. The director's first three movies belly flopped.
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noun style of diving
| Español | planchazo |
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| Português | chapão, chapanço, barrigada |
| Français | plat |
| Deutsch | Bauchklatscher, Bauchplatscher, Bauchfleck |
| Italiano | spanciata |
verb Translations
| Español | tirarse en plancha |
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Talk about this word "belly flop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/belly%20flop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. belly flop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/belly%20flop "belly flop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/belly%20flop.Cite this
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title = {belly flop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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