belly flops
Painful water entries
A belly flop is a dive gone wrong—entering the water flat on your stomach rather than cleanly, producing a loud slap and stinging pain: He attempted a swan dive but it turned into a belly flop.
The term extends to any spectacular failure: The product launch was a belly flop.
As a verb, to belly flop is to execute such a dive or fail conspicuously.
diving
Liquid scattering on impact
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- plungeSudden steep descent
- poolCollective fund or basin
- waterClear essential liquid
smack · impact · stomach · jump · springboard · swimming · summer · recreation
splash
Liquid scattering on impact
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- plungeSudden steep descent
- poolCollective fund or basin
water · smack · impact · stomach · jump · springboard · swimming · summer · recreation · dare
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
fail · botched · humiliating · embarrassing · cringe · spectacle · laughter · onlookers · audience · misjudged
- water funswimming pools, water parks, water slides, wave pools, lazy rivers