Please help me figure out the meaning of the phrase "end over end" in the following text from the description of the game "Flip Runner":
Select the starting angle, then launch yourself end over end as you try to nail the perfect landing. Miss a mark and it’s rag-doll city, with your runner becoming a parkour pancake. (source)
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Best Answer
End over end is the same as "head over heels" and "top over tail". The nouns "end" refer respectively (i) to your head or top, and (ii) your heels or tail, as the ends of your body.
OED
Both end over end and head over heels usually refer to travelling a distance whilst falling in a quick and uncontrolled manner.