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backflip

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Etymology

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From back- +‎ flip.

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Noun

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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.

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Verb

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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.

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