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backspin

noun

Meaning

  1. Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
  2. To spin (a ball) with this motion.
  3. To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
  4. A disc jockey's technique of suddenly playing a section of a record in reverse.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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