Definitions For Backflip

Verb

backflipp To perform a backflip (rotation of body) To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a u-turn.

Derived terms

backflipper

Noun

BACKFLIP (plural BACKFLIPs) (gymnastics) An act of rotate, rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction. : The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline. (by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a u-turn.

Related terms

frontflip

Translations

Bulgarian: задно салто Chinese: : Mandarin: 後空翻, sc=Hani, 后空翻, tr=hòukōngfān, sc=Hani Finnish: taaksepäinvoltti French: salto arrière, m Hungarian: hátraszaltó Japanese: バク転 (bakuten) Portuguese: mortal para trás, m Russian: са́льто, n наза́д Bulgarian: пълен обрат Finnish: takinkääntö, lehmänkäännös Russian: разворот, m

Etymology

back + flip

Is Backflip a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
25

The word Backflip is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

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