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Effusive display of approval
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backslapping
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. action of the verb ''to backslap'' vb. (present participle of backslap English)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A genuine initiative, or just another excuse for backslapping and all-star music line-ups?
Usage examples of backslapping.
There were loud shouts and hugs, enthusiastic backslapping and boisterous greetings.
As the car reversed onto the road, they pressed around him with a hearty, backslapping welcome.
Laughter and booming voices rose and fell in unpredictable patterns, accompanied by lots of backslapping and gaze-meeting.
The cheering and backslapping stopped and everybody returned to the job that needed to be finished.
Han edged his way through a throng of vociferous Wookiees intent on snapping his spine with backslapping blows or fracturing his ribs with crushing hugs.
There was another backslapping reunion and then a quick council of war to plan the final assault.
The backslappings of Colonel La Ponto did not fill his enormous belly.
After some quick handshaking and backslapping with denizen of the Press Club, Qwilleran accepted a sizable doggie bag from the kitchen and said a reluctant farewell to his old hangout.