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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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of backslapping1

First recorded in 1770–80; back 1 + slapping
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“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.

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A fan of Don Rickles and Howard Stern, he didn’t approach comedy with a scientist’s mind but, rather, like a backslapping buddy.

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The damage these people have done to our country will not be identified or resolved with nice tweets, pandering and backroom backslapping.

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Unbeknown to Kendall and Roman, their father had already invited Matsson to the party; but the Swede declined, because legacy media backslapping and chest-puffing bores him.

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And yet the avuncular, backslapping, work-across-the-aisle deal maker has struggled to translate decades of good will into the unifying presidency he promised.

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