belly flop

noun

: 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

: 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

Examples of belly flop in a Sentence

She did a belly flop into the pool.

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Without hesitating, Gus belly flopped into the water below with a splash, took a drink and began swimming. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024 The team’s five-year player-development belly flop ultimately is on him, too. —

Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 9 July 2024 The four-location pool crawl included games and activities, such as a watermelon race and a belly flop competition. —

Magda Liszewska, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024 And then there are the long-term, indirect costs of an implementation belly flop. —

Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for belly flop