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backflip



back·flip [ ˈbak-ˌflip]



backflip   
noun
[ˈbak-ˌflip]

Definition of backflip

: a backward somersault especially in the air



Recent Examples on the Web


//Dalerjon would spend hours on his iPad watching YouTube videos of the police chasing suspects or the Dobre Brothers, four brothers who post videos of themselves dancing and doing backflips.
— Andrea Salcedo, New York Times, "He Got a Bike for His 8th Birthday. He Was Killed Riding It.," 25 Oct. 2019
//The setnetter screamed and ran at the cubs, who did backflips to get out of his way.
— John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "When sharing the backcountry with bears, choose a shotgun as your companion," 20 Aug. 2019
//Hart, the first person to attempt a backflip on a dirt bike in competition, is approaching his 43rd birthday and retired from professional riding back in 2012.
— Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Beer and Bikes in the Black Forest—And All for a Good Cause," 31 May 2018
//The 25-year-old Brazilian fighter put on a wild show during his fight against 33-year-old Canadian native Connelly, with a performance that featured backflips, superman punches, and flying knees.
— Harmeet Kaur, CNN, "Michel Pereira was basically flying in his UFC fight against Tristan Connelly," 15 Sep. 2019
//But unlike with Mack - a far more valuable player by almost any measure, including age, position and personality - Gruden did backflips to try to placate Brown.
— Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, "Was Antonio Brown saga a ploy? A Patriots game? Or just Raiders as usual?," 7 Sep. 2019
//At one point a player exclaims at his character doing a backflip in response to motion from the device.
— Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Wii Fit redux: Nintendo shows mysterious exercise ring for the Switch," 5 Sep. 2019
//The triple double consists of a double backflip with three twists.
— Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, "Simone Biles Is First-Ever Woman to Land Triple Double in Competition on Floor," 11 Aug. 2019
//After all, this is the same guy who did a standing backflip to defeat Tarik Cohen last season in one of the Bears’ Saturday dance-offs.
— Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "‘He does a lot of things you can’t coach’: A closer look at Roquan Smith and the Bears inside linebackers," 30 July 2019


First Known Use of backflip

1904, in the meaning defined above



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