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backflip

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bak′flip′)

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Inflections of 'backflip' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

backflips: v 3rd person singular

backflipping: v pres p

backflipped: v past

backflipped: v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

back•flip (bak′flip′),USA pronunciation n., v., -flipped, -flip•ping.
n.

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

v.i.

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

back² + flip¹ 1930–35

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