backflip

English

Etymology

back +‎ flip

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

an act of rotating your body

• Bulgarian: задно салто (zadno salto)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 後空翻／后空翻 (zh) (hòukōngfān), 后空翻 (zh) (hòukōngfān)

• Finnish: taaksepäinvoltti
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• French: salto arrière (fr) m
• Japanese: バク転 (bakuten)
• Portuguese: mortal para trás m
• Russian: са́льто (ru) n (sálʹto) наза́д (ru) (nazád)

total reversal in policy or opinion

• Bulgarian: пълен обрат (pǎlen obrat)
• Finnish: takinkääntö (fi), lehmänkäännös
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• Russian: разворот (ru) m (razvorot)

Verb

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

Derived terms

• backflipper