backflip

[ bak-flip ]

/ ˈbækˌflɪp /

noun

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.

verb (used without object), back·flipped, back·flip·ping.

to perform a backflip: She backflipped off a bucking horse.

Origin of backflip

First recorded in 1930–35; back² + flip¹

Words nearby backflip

backfill, backfire, backfist, backfit, backflash, backflip, back float, backflow, back focus, back foot, back formation

Example sentences from the Web for backflip

That backflip in the performance of “Whistle” was really him.
Nolan Gerard Funk Romances Lindsay Lohan in ‘The Canyons’|Kevin Fallon|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some calculating pol, realizing that his position had become unpopular or untenable, would execute a backflip off the high board.
The New Era of Evolution Helps Pols Switch Stance on Issues from Gay Marriage to Immigration|Howard Kurtz|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This is most obvious when expensive forms of trash are forced to backflip until they obviate their standard uses.
A Pictorial Ode to Michelle|Stanley Crouch|December 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST

单词	backflip
释义	backflip [ bak-flip ] / ˈbækˌflɪp / noun 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. verb (used without object), back·flipped, back·flip·ping. to perform a backflip: She backflipped off a bucking horse. Origin of backflip First recorded in 1930–35; back² + flip¹ Words nearby backflip backfill, backfire, backfist, backfit, backflash, backflip, back float, backflow, back focus, back foot, back formation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backflip That backflip in the performance of “Whistle” was really him. Nolan Gerard Funk Romances Lindsay Lohan in ‘The Canyons’\|Kevin Fallon\|July 31, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Some calculating pol, realizing that his position had become unpopular or untenable, would execute a backflip off the high board. The New Era of Evolution Helps Pols Switch Stance on Issues from Gay Marriage to Immigration\|Howard Kurtz\|April 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST This is most obvious when expensive forms of trash are forced to backflip until they obviate their standard uses. A Pictorial Ode to Michelle\|Stanley Crouch\|December 4, 2009\|DAILY BEAST
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