back-patting

American  

[bak-pat-ing] / ˈbækˌpæt ɪŋ /

noun

1. an act or instance of offering praise or congratulation.

   The winners indulged in a certain amount of mutual back-patting.

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Example Sentences

Ignoring the reality on the floor, McCarthy kept smiling, back-patting, waving to his family in the gallery, pumping his fist.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

In that interview, Cameron said, "All of the self-congratulatory back-patting Hollywood's been doing over 'Wonder Woman' has been so misguided. She's an objectified icon, and it's just male Hollywood doing the same old thing!"

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2022

Nevertheless, she got a lot of back-patting and huzzahs from her followers.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022

But when Wednesday’s made-for-television moment of collective back-patting is over, Snyder’s debts, just like Michael Scott’s, will remain.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2022

With the men, Victor is jovial and back-patting, asking twice for their names, as if he means to pass on a compliment or a complaint.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez