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back⋅slap

  [bak-slap] verb, -slapped, -slap⋅ping, noun
Use backslapped in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to subject to backslapping.
–verb (used without object)
2. to engage in backslapping.
–noun
3. a hearty slap on the back given as a token of affability or congratulation: The bridegroom received many a warm handshake and backslap.
Origin:
1925–30; back 1 + slap 1
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back·slap   (bāk'slāp')   
v.   back·slapped, back·slap·ping, back·slaps

v.   intr.
To demonstrate effusive goodwill.
v.   tr.
To demonstrate effusive goodwill toward (another or others).
back'slap'per n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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