u-turn
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U-turn¹
Where it comes from
From U + turn, from the similarity to the shape of the letter U.
noun U-turns · u-turn
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A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
What's disappointing about all this doom and gloom is that the franchise has made the kind of whiplashing U-turn you might see in its car-chase sequences.
Similar: uey
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A reversal of policy or opinion.
The government have done a U-turn and are now supporting greater European integration instead of opposing it.
Similar: about-face, flipflop, flip-flop, backflip, turnaround, turnabout, row-back
verb U-turns · U-turning · U-turned · u-turn
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To turn a vehicle in a semicircle so as to face the opposite direction (∩)).
Similar: hang a uey, bang a uey, flip a bitch, chuck a uey
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To shift from one opinion or decision to its opposite.
She made the case for cutting taxes as “the right thing to do morally and economically”, despite having just U-turned over her decision to abolish the 45p top rate of income tax.
Similar: flip, flop, flip-flop, flipflop, turn around
u-turn²
noun u-turns
- Alternative letter-case form of U-turn "The PM’s private reassurances are worthless given her track record of u-turns and her clear desperation to cling to power."
Translations
Every language
noun semi-circular turn
| Español | cambio de sentido, vuelta / virada / girada en U, viraje / giro / giramiento en U |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유턴 yuteon |
| 日本語 | Ｕターン yūtān |
| 中文 | 轉頭 /转头 zhuàntóu, 調頭 /调头 diàotóu, 掉頭 /掉头 diàotóu |
| Português | retorno |
| Français | demi-tour, volte-face, retournement |
| Deutsch | Fahrtrichtungswechsel, Kehrtwende, Wenden, Kehrtwendung |
| Русский | разворо́т razvorót, поворо́т круго́м povorót krugóm |
noun reversal of policy
| 中文 | 髮夾彎 /发夹弯 fǎjiáwān, 大轉彎 /大转弯 dàzhuǎnwān |
|---|---|
| Português | reviravolta |
| Français | demi-tour, marche arrière, revirement, volte-face |
| Deutsch | Kehrtwende, Hundertachtziggradwende, 180-Grad-Wende, Hundertachtziggraddrehung, 180-Grad-Drehung, Kehrtwendung |
verb to turn a vehicle in a semicircle
| Español | dar la vuelta, hacer un cambio de sentido |
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| Tiếng Việt | đi vòng ngược, chạy vòng ngược, quay ngược |
Talk about this word "u-turn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/u-turn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. u-turn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/u-turn "u-turn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/u-turn.Cite this
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title = {u-turn},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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