belly flop

belly flop

noun

Definition of BELLY FLOP

: 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

— belly flop intransitive verb

Examples of BELLY FLOP

1. She did a belly flop into the pool.

First Known Use of BELLY FLOP

1895

Rhymes with BELLY FLOP

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