backflop

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noun

A diving error that results in the diver's back making an impact on the surface of the water.

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Meanings

nounbackflop (plural backflops)

plural backflops · alternative back flop · alternative back-flop

  1. A diving error that results in the diver's back making an impact on the surface of the water.

Origin

From back + flop.

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APA

backflop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backflop

MLA

“backflop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backflop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backflop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backflop.

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