backslapping
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Trump is scheduled to land in Beijing on Wednesday night and leave Friday local time—giving the leaders two days of backslapping and handshaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Brian Andersen testified during the first trial that he attended tennis tournaments weeks before the killings and remembered “excitement, jubilation, backslapping, compliments” from Jose and Mary Louise Menendez when Erik Menendez was winning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
They describe him as a “loner” who “was not a backslapping politician.”
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2023
Reunions - some backslapping and cheery, others tearful - are everywhere as people run into old friends they haven't seen for months.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2022
Syl’s ma and pa got out and took to hugging and backslapping the ferryman.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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