belly buster

Splashy pool mistake

A belly buster is a dive or fall that lands flat on the stomach, especially into water—painful and graceless: He attempted a swan dive but it turned into a belly buster.

The term extends to anything that hits the gut hard, whether a punch, an overly large meal, or a financial blow.

Also called a belly flop.

dive

cannonball

Round artillery ammunition

  • plungeSudden steep descent
  • splashLiquid scattering on impact
  • poolCollective fund or basin

swimming · springboard · platform · high dive · painful · sting · red mark · smack · impact · flopping

sandwich

hoagie

Long filled sandwich

cheesesteak · overstuffed · deli · loaded · hearty · meatball · pastrami · cold cuts · po'boy · footlong

joke

sidesplitter

Extremely funny joke

punchline · laughter · roaring · howling · cracking up · rib-tickler · comedian · stand-up · zinger · one-liner

Categories
Opposites
diving form/water entry

belly busterswan dive

Arched forward plunge

jackknife · pike dive

eating experience/food heaviness

belly busterlight snack

nibble · morsel · small plate · appetizer · light meal

water entry quality

belly busterperfect ten

Highest possible rating

Family

belly, buster, bellies, bellied, bust, busts, busted, busting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G