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Definition of Backslap
1. Verb. Display excessive cordiality (towards). "He is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"
Definition of Backslap
1. Verb. to display excessive or effusive goodwill or cordiality (to someone) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backslap
1. to show much approval [v -SLAPPED, -SLAPPING, -SLAPS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backslap
Literary usage of Backslap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Letters of Marmot Brown: An Anthology of Letters to a Local Newspaper by Malgorzata Dunning Publishing (2005)
"... and cannot retire at 55 with a lovely pension. Why should my friend get such
entertainment when others do not. It is just backslap- ping after all. ..."
2. The Tiger's Child by John Neu (2006)
"he said absently, his mind recording Asher's backslap- ping progress down the
bar, with his eighteen year old son following awkwardly behind. ..."
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