backslapping
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Previous versions have often been sleepy affairs with more backslapping and grandstanding than serious policy action.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
“He had a New York swagger that I instantly recognized — a self-confident, backslapping charisma that reminded me of my days in New York,” Dr. Fauci wrote.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024
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
They just left silently—no parties, no backslapping, no addresses exchanged.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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