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BACKSLAP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backslap mean?
• BACKSLAP (verb)
The verb BACKSLAP has 1 sense:
1. display excessive cordiality (towards)
Familiarity information: BACKSLAP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they backslap ... he / she / it backslaps
Past simple: backslapped
Past participle: backslapped
-ing form: backslapping
... he / she / it backslaps Past simple: backslapped
Past participle: backslapped
-ing form: backslapping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Display excessive cordiality (towards)
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings
Hypernyms (to "backslap" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
backslapper (someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality)
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