backbend
verbEtymology From back + bend.
1
To perform such a move.
- Related terms
- bend over backwards
backbend
nounEtymology From back + bend.
1
Dance, Dancing, Gymnastics, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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.1951 June 30, Billboard, page 40: