verb (used with object), back·slapped, back·slap·ping.- to subject to backslapping.
verb (used without object), back·slapped, back·slap·ping.- to engage in backslapping.
- a hearty slap on the back given as a token of affability or congratulation: The bridegroom received many a warm handshake and backslap.
Origin of backslap
First recorded in
1925–30; back1 +
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