English Explanatory Dictionary

backslap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back.

Word forms

backslap backslaps backslapping backslapped

Etymology

From back + slap.

Derived words

backslapper backslapping

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