backflip

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Etymology

From .

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæk.flɪp/

Noun

backflip (plural backflips)

1. (gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.

   The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.

2. (by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
   • Courier Mail, 29 Jan 2007

     PM predicts water recycling backflips.

Related terms

• frontflip

Translations

• French: salto arrière
• German: Backflip, Rückwärtssalto, Salto rückwärts, Überschlag rückwärts
• Italian: salto mortale all'indietro
• Portuguese: salto mortal
• Russian: са́льто

Translations

• French: volte-face, revirement
• German: Salto rückwärts, 180°-Wende, Kehrtwende, Umkehr
• Italian: voltafaccia
• Russian: разворот

Verb

backflip (third-person singular simple present backflips, present participle backflipping, simple past and past participle backflipped)

1. To perform a backflip rotation of body.
2. To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.

Translations

• Portuguese: voltar atrás, mudar de opinião

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