The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
capeneddick
chappaquiddick
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
dikaryophasic
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
downpatrick
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others
jackpuddinghood
kaleidescope
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
noun
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
verb
(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kaleidoscopical
kaleidoscopical
adj
Alternative form of kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
klipdachs
klipdachs
noun
Alternative form of klipdas
mispackaged
mispackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispackage
mispacked
mispacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispack
packbuilder
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
paddockride
paddywacking
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
panicked
panicked
adj
Experiencing or in a state of panic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of panic
pickabacked
pickabacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickaback
pickadil
pickadils
pickadils
noun
plural of pickadil
pickard
pickaxed
pickaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickax
pickedevant
piggybacked
piggybacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piggyback
pinckard
placekicked
placekicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of placekick
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preblockading
prickado
prickmadam
prickmadam
noun
(dated) Any of several species of stonecrop, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.
prickmedainty
spickard
spikedace
spikedaces
underpacking
underpacking
noun
Insufficient, or less than the usual amount of packing