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backslap

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back·slap  (bkslp)
v. back·slapped, back·slap·ping, back·slaps
v.intr.
To demonstrate effusive goodwill.
v.tr.
To demonstrate effusive goodwill toward (another or others).
backslapper n.
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Verb1.backslap - display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"
behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"


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This is a process fraught with uncertainty--amid the hearty backslaps and handshakes (and are those even sincere?
Coworker to supervisor by Vaughn, Gretchen / Camping Magazine
When everyone shows up, there are the usual handshakes and backslaps and then they head for the elevators that take them to the upstairs dining room.
Choosing one of your own. (Comment) by Lacter, Mark / Los Angeles Business Journal
He had never been very demonstrative with his sons--a handshake, backslap, an infrequent hug.
Soon there will be none by Shockley, Ann Allen / African American Review
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