backflip

backflip
1. noun
a) An act of rotating ones body 360 degrees in the backward direction.

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b) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, an U-turn.
2. verb
a) To perform a backflip (rotation of body)
b) To completely reverse a policy or opinion.

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