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backslapping

American

[bak-slap-ing] / ˈbækˌslæp ɪŋ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

backslapper noun

Etymology

Origin of backslapping

First recorded in 1770–80; back ¹ + slapping

Example Sentences

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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

The chummy, grinning, backslapping reception he received on the tarmac of Ben Gurion Airport may have been something of a balm.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2022

But he has been spared a no-confidence vote in part because his fellow Conservatives consider the mop-headed, backslapping, Oxford-educated prime minister a proven vote-getter.

From Washington Post • May 4, 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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