flikk flakk
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Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from French flicflac, imitating the sound of a whip. Compare English flic flac, Danish flikflak, German Flickflack.
Noun
[edit]- (gymnastics) backwards handspring
Usage notes
[edit]This term is used by the general populace while in the sports of gymnastics only the term flikk is used.
See also
[edit]- heljarstökk (“somersault”)