face-plant
Nose meets ground
A face-plant is a fall in which someone lands face-first, usually onto the ground: She tripped on the curb and did a complete face-plant.
The term comes from skateboarding and snowboarding but has spread to general use.
As a verb, to face-plant is to fall this way: He face-planted right in front of everyone.
Uncontrolled rolling descent
- crashSudden violent impact
- plungeSudden steep descent
- nosediveSudden steep descent
- wipeoutComplete, catastrophic failure
splat · flop · collapse · topple · dive · spill · pratfall · header
Exaggerated physical humor
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- blooperEmbarrassing recorded mistake
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
buffoonery · stunt · viral · funny · hilarious · laugh · ridiculous · comedic
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- cringeShrink from discomfort
awkward · sheepish · flustered · blush · viral · video · audience · public
tumble
Uncontrolled rolling descent
wipeout · splat · flop · collapse · topple · dive · spill · pratfall · header · faceplant
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
clowning · buffoonery · stunt · viral · funny · hilarious · laugh · ridiculous · comedic · timing
humiliation
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- shamePainful awareness of failure
cringe · awkward · sheepish · flustered · blush · viral · video · audience · public · spectacle
skateboarding
Sport on wheeled plank
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
- BMXOff-road trick cycling
- surfingRiding waves standing up
motocross · parkour · skiing · cycling · rollerblading · scooter · halfpipe · ramp · rail · trick
bruise
Discolored tissue injury
- scrapeRub harshly against
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
concussion · gash · stitches · bandage · emergency · dentist · soreness · pain
face-plantstick the landing
Finish a routine flawlessly
land on one's feet · nail it · smooth landing · touchdown · soft landing
face-plantstick the landing
Finish a routine flawlessly
flawless execution · ace it · smooth landing · stick it · pull it off
face, plant, faces, faced, facing, facial, reface, deface, defacement