belly flop
noun Northern and North Midland U.S.
an awkward, usually unintentional dive in which the front of the body strikes the water horizontally, the abdomen or chest bearing the brunt of the impact.
a maneuver with a sled in which the sledder runs with the sled to gain momentum and jumps forward to land on top of the sled as it moves through the snow.
a failure; flop.
Sometimes
belly flopper.
Origin of belly flop
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby belly flop
bellwood,
bellwort,
belly,
belly bust,
belly dance,
belly flop,
belly girt,
belly landing,
belly laugh,
belly pack,
belly pan
Example sentences from the Web for belly-flopper
"Moles has gone a belly-flopper," shouted the crowd, as it wept with laughter.
Tell England |Ernest Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for belly-flopper
belly flop
noun
a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally
another name for belly landing
verb belly-flop -flops, -flopping or -flopped
(intr)
to perform a belly flop