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belly flop
noun
a dive into the water stomach first, intentionally or not US, 1895- California’s greatest exponent of the calculated belly-flop [comic diver Norman Hanley] had forgotten to eat breakfast. — San Francisco Examiner, p. 20, 1 September 1957
- Biggest splash in the world, according to the judges in Vancouver, B.C., where the fifth annual World Belly-Flop Championships were held, is made by Robin Gentile. — San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle, This World, p. 25, 12 August 1979
- Could I do her a favour? Cathy, I wanted to say, all you have to do is ask. A belly flop from the lighthouse? Of course. — Phillip Gwynne, Deadly Unna?, p. 189, 1998
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