backbend

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backbend

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From back + bend.

noun backbends · back bend · back-bend

A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands. The gal's backbends, the father's hoofology, the boy's fast steps and the mother's taps all won solid mitting.

verb backbends · backbending · backbended · backbent

To perform such a move.

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noun a gymnastics, contortion, or dance move

Русский	мост most, за́дний мост zádnij most

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@misc{backbend_2026,
  title = {backbend},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backbend},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}