"headsit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: headsits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} headsit (plural headsits)
  1. (acrobatics) An extreme backbend in which the top of the performer's head touches the buttocks; usually in a handstand or chest stand. Sometimes, a more extreme variation is done where the buttocks are positioned past the performer's head, while the lower back is on top of the head; this requires much more neck flexibility.

Inflected forms

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