/bak"flip'/ , n. , v. , backflipped, backflipping .
n.
1. a backward somersault.
2. a dive executed by somersaulting backward.
3. Informal. a complete reversal in attitude or policy: Some committee members did sudden backflips, urging spending cuts instead of expanded programs.
v.i.
4. to perform a backflip: She backflipped off a bucking horse.
[ 1930-35; BACK 2 + FLIP 1 ]