flikk flakk
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from French flicflac, imitating the sound of a whip. Compare English flic flac, Danish flikflak, German Flickflack.
Noun[edit]
- (gymnastics) backwards handspring
Usage notes[edit]
This term is used by the general populace while in the sports of gymnastics only the term flikk is used.
See also[edit]
- heljarstökk (“somersault”)