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headflip

headflip noun: a quick movement of the head that changes its orientation.

Noun

headflip (plural headflips)

  1. A quick movement of the head that changes its orientation.
    • He executed a series of gulps and headflips, veritably flinging the meat down his throat.1945, Jean Devanny, Bird of Paradise, page 110
    • Rubicon, fourteen, would often amuseus with his parlor tricks, with his handstands and footswings and headflips, but he was the only skilled among them.1996, Jacques Servin, Aviary Slag: Stories, page 116

Forms of headflip

pluralheadflips

Origin of headflip

From head + flip.

Questions about headflip

What does headflip mean?
Headflip means a quick movement of the head that changes its orientation.
What part of speech is headflip?
Headflip is a noun.
What is the plural of headflip?
The plural of headflip is headflips.

Words near headflip in the dictionary

  1. headfirst
  2. headfish
  3. headfishes
  4. headfit
  5. headfits
  6. headflip
  7. headflips
  8. headfold
  9. headfolds
  10. headfooter
  11. headfooters

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