backflip

noun

back·​flip ˈbak-ˌflip How to pronounce backflip (audio)
: a backward somersault especially in the air

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More impressive, perhaps, was the backflip produced in celebration. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 18 May 2026 The two-time Mirrorball winner was seen leaping high into the air and showed off her skills by performing a series of tricks including frontflips and backflips. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Some Chinese exhibitors flexed their advances at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on Monday, showing robotic capabilities that ranged from talking to humans, punching and sand painting to doing backflips and catching suspects with nets during security patrol demonstrations. ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026 Get ready for more backflips, Milwaukee. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backflip

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First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of backflip was in 1904

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“Backflip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backflip. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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backflip

noun
back·​flip -ˌflip How to pronounce backflip (audio)
: a backward somersault especially in the air
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