face-plant

verb

1. intr to fall onto one's face, esp when skiing or snowboarding

noun

1. an act or instance of falling onto one's face

Example Sentences

Christine O'Donnell's latest face-plant—asking "Where in the Constitution is separation of church and state?"

From The Daily Beast

Most pathetically, when first confronted by the Queen of Hearts, Alice does a face plant in the ground, out of fear and deference.

From The Daily Beast

I went down in a hard face-plant and skidded, grinding my cheek into the grimy asphalt.

From Project Gutenberg