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