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backslap

backs·lap

UK/ˈbæk.slæp/ US/ˈbæˌkslæp/ uncommon

verb

1.

display excessive cordiality (towards)

  • “he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings”

Origin

From back + slap.

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