bellyflops
Stomach-first water entries
Bellyflops are dives gone wrong—or deliberately silly—where the front of the body hits the water flat, producing a loud slap and stinging pain.
The word extends to any clumsy, flat landing: The gymnast's dismount turned into a bellyflop.
Figuratively, a bellyflop is a spectacular failure: The product launch was a bellyflop.
Liquid scattering on impact
- poolCollective fund or basin
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- stingSharp wound from insect
swimming · diving board · springboard · water · slap · painful · amateur · summer
Sudden ruinous event
- crashSudden violent impact
- bombExplosive device or disaster
- misfireFailure to discharge
- dudFailed device or effort
faceplant · blunder · fiasco · stumble · collapse · botched · awkward · embarrassing
Descent's final moment
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
- skateboardingSport on wheeled plank
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
- fallDescend under gravity
mat · crash pad · recovery · bruise · faceplant · bail · wipeout · tumble
splash
Liquid scattering on impact
- poolCollective fund or basin
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- impactForceful contact or consequence
sting · swimming · diving board · springboard · water · slap · painful · amateur · summer · contest
disaster
Sudden ruinous event
dud · faceplant · blunder · fiasco · stumble · collapse · botched · awkward · embarrassing · spectacular
landing
Descent's final moment
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
- skateboardingSport on wheeled plank
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
fall · mat · crash pad · recovery · bruise · faceplant · bail · wipeout · tumble · dismount