backpeddle

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verb

Eggcorn of backpedal.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

verbbackpeddle (third-person singular simple present backpeddles, present participle backpeddling, simple past and past participle backpeddled)

present singular third person backpeddles · participle present backpeddling · participle past backpeddled · past backpeddled

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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