Associations to the word «Backflip»

Wiktionary

BACKFLIP, noun. (gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
BACKFLIP, noun. (by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, an U-turn.
BACKFLIP, verb. To perform a backflip (rotation of body)
BACKFLIP, verb. To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.

Wise words

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