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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
Bush, who owned the Texas Rangers from 1989 until his election as governor of Texas in 1994, sprinkled his 10-minute address with the verbal backslaps and attaboys typically heard when champions visit the White House, and he urged the Angels to uphold the responsibilities of being champions by ``making the right choices in life.
VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE LEAVES ANGELS AMAZED by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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
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