Backpedal (slang)
Pronunciation: /back-pedel/
Also spelled or known as: Back pedal, Back-pedal
Related: Backpedaling, Backpedaled
What does Backpedal mean?
To take back ones previous comment or opinion.
Example sentence: “I see you trying to backpedal, it’s okay i’m not mad.”
Backpedal in songs:
“Don’t get hyped for the moment then start to backpedal” – Drake, Weston Road Flows.
“As I begin to fuckin’ devour the track And you backpedal, that is a cowardly act” – Eminem, Unaccommodating.