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.
Words nearby backflip
backfire,
backfist,
backfit,
backflap hinge,
backflash,
backflip,
backflow,
backgammon,
background,
background extinction,
background music
Example sentences from the Web for backflip
That backflip in the performance of “Whistle” was really him.
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 BEASTThis is most obvious when expensive forms of trash are forced to backflip until they obviate their standard uses.