Haakon flip

noun

An aerial maneuver performed in a half-pipe by taking off backwards, and performing an inverted 720° rotation.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounHaakon flip (plural Haakon flips)

plural Haakon flips

  1. hobbiesAn aerial maneuver performed in a half-pipe by taking off backwards, and performing an inverted 720° rotation.

Origin

Named after Norwegian snowboarder Terje Haakonsen.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Haakon flip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haakon%20flip

MLA

“Haakon flip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haakon%20flip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haakon flip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haakon%20flip.

Source: Haakon flip on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.