"superflip" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superflip.wav Forms: superflips [plural]
Etymology: From super- + flip. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|flip}} super- + flip Head templates: {{en-noun}} superflip (plural superflips)
  1. (Rubik's Cube) The position on a Rubik's cube that has every corner cubie positioned and oriented correctly and every edge cubie positioned correctly but oriented wrong. That is to say, all the edges are flipped around.

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