When a politician downplays or takes a 180 on statements on a major scandal or policy statement in a sense of cowardice
I heard the governor backwaddle on his support for feeding our future when he found out they were a Ponzi scheme with covid relief money.
by jondich October 5, 2022
Get the Backwaddle mug.disingenuous method of returning to earlier arguments or completely changing their methodical approach after their core argument has been refuted or debunked to avoid being held accountable. a good example of people who backpaddle are schrödinger's douchebag's.
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"that's a very harmful message to convey, especially for younger males who are unable to understand the connotations of it"
"chile it's just a joke."
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"that's a very harmful message to convey, especially for younger males who are unable to understand the connotations of it"
"chile it's just a joke."
"backpaddling much."
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When a surfer decides not to take off on a wave and backstrokes with his/her arms to keep from being sucked over the falls. This is common with beginner surfers who end up getting in the way and wasting waves for others.
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Get the backpaddle mug.Incorrect spelling of backpedaling, used by commenters and then justified by using an unreliable source.
It's understandable. I accidentally used backpaddle instead of backpedal. But I don't want to admit that I'm wrong.
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