frontbend

/ˈfrʌntbɛnd/

Etymology

From front + bend.

frontbend means any pose with an unusual degree of backward bending at the waist and/or any portion of spine while standing, kneeling, resting on the floor, or while suspended. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

frontbend is pronounced /ˈfrʌntbɛnd/.

noun

Any pose with an unusual degree of backward bending at the waist and/or any portion of spine while standing, kneeling, resting on the floor, or while suspended.“Finish in kneel on right, left leg pointed front; sit back on right heel, frontbend—arms downward to low rear.”

verb

To perfrom a frontbend.“They had extraordinary frontbending and backbending skills and could tuck their feet under their chins and waggle them – in triplicate!”