backhander
Americannoun
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a backhanded slap, punch, stroke, or play.
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British Slang.
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a drink served out of turn to a guest as a bottle or decanter is passed around the table during dessert.
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a bribe.
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noun
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a backhanded stroke or blow
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informal an indirect attack
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slang a bribe
Etymology
Origin of backhander
Example Sentences
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Toronto made it 2-0 with 2:13 left in the game when Nylander moved in alone after taking a pass from Matthew Knies and slid a backhander between Swayman’s pads.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
Landon Slaggert set up the game-tying goal, taking the puck from Kings captain Anze Kopitar along the boards and feeding Joey Anderson, who scored his fifth goal of the season on a backhander.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024
Crouse made it 3-1 by flipping a backhander past Pickard early in the third period, but Foegele tied it with a shot from the slot that beat Ingram to the glove side.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
The new Byfield line produced the decisive goal, at 18:13 of the second period, when Byfield converted the rebound of a nifty backhander by Anderson-Dolan.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024
Then they went forward, and time and again Lutyens and Grey Dawn were just, and only just, able to send the ball away with a long, spitting backhander.
From The Day's Work - Volume 1 by Kipling, Rudyard
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