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backslapping

[ bak-slap-ing ]

noun

  1. the practice of making a loud and effusive display of friendliness, cordiality, etc., as by slapping persons on the back.


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Other Words From

  • backslapper noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of backslapping1

First recorded in 1770–80; back 1 + slapping
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Example Sentences

Greenwashing, as her target is known, spans industries and takes many forms — from a backslapping tweet on green job creation to a slick net-zero emissions campaign that defies company practice.

His usual campaign is a slogan, a river of money, and energetic, superficial backslapping.

At the Globes, the night is all bonhomie, backslapping and table-hopping.

I was a couple of feet away when Newt Gingrich came over and the two men started backslapping and laughing their butts off.

Greetings were curiously breathless yet casual, but without any backslapping.

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