An acrobatic move where someone flips backward through the air, rotating their body 360 degrees to land on their feet.
From 'back' + 'flip,' a modern compound word popularized in the 1960s with the rise of parkour and skateboarding culture.
Humans can't naturally backflip without training because our eyes need to track the landing, but gymnasts learn to trust their spatial awareness instead—it's one of the few athletic skills that requires overriding your instincts.
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