BACKFLIP Definition & Meaning

backflip

[ bak-flip ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a backward somersault.
a dive executed by somersaulting backward.
Informal. a complete reversal in attitude or policy:
Some committee members did sudden backflips, urging spending cuts instead of expanded programs.

backflipped, backflipping.

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First recorded in 1930–35; back ² + flip ¹

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Tasmanian Labor, the opposition party, welcomed the "backflip" from the government but said it came four months and and millions of dollars too late.

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He does his signature backflip and puts on a lively performance of the radio hit.

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Nor is it the question of whether the current Supreme Court will do a backflip and hold otherwise.

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He celebration was apt - a backflip.

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Soaking up the prime-time moment, Johnston stuck a backflip in the end zone.

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