backslap

ˈbækslæp

Definition

Definition of backslap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

congratulatory action

Rare

pat on the back to congratulate someone

Rare

She received a backslap for her achievement.

pat

slap

insincerity

Rare

insincere show of friendliness

Rare

The politician's backslap felt disingenuous to the crowd.

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pat on the back to congratulate someone

Origin of backslap

English, back (support) + slap (hit)

Examples of backslap in a sentence

A backslap was his way of showing approval.
His backslap was met with skepticism.
The event was filled with backslap and empty promises.

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French:accolade, amabilité feinte, ...
German:Schulterklopfen, Schulterklopfer, ...
Italian:pacca sulla spalla, pacca sulle spalle, ...
Spanish:felicitación, palmadita en la espalda, ...
Portuguese:felicitação, falsa camaradagem, ...
Chinese:拍背, 虚情假意, ...
Japanese:背中を叩く, 不誠実な友好, ...
Arabic:ربتة تهنئة, مجاملة زائفة, ...
Hebrew:טְפִיחָה עַל הַגַּב, הֲצָגַת חֲבִיבוּת מְלֻקֶּה בְּאִכָּרָה, ...
Russian:поздравление, неискренность, ...
Ukrainian:привітання, плескання по спині, ...
Hindi:पीठ थपथपाना, मित्रता का दिखावा, ...
Bengali:পিঠ চাপড়, ব্যাকস্ল্যাপ, ...
Catalan:felicitació, falsa amistat, ...
Czech:poplácání po zádech, bodré gesto, ...
Danish:rygklap, klap på skulderen, ...
Dutch:schouderklopje, schijnheiligheid, ...
Greek:χτύπημα στην πλάτη, ανειλικρίνεια, ...
Hungarian:vállveregetés, képmutató barátkozás, ...
Khmer:ការទះខ្នងអបអរសាទរ, ការសម្ដែងភាពរួសរាយរាក់ទាក់ដោយមិនស្មោះត្រង់, ...
Korean:등을 두드림, 등 두드리기, ...
Persian:تبریک, نمایش دوستانه, ...
Polish:gratulacje, poklepywanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):cumprimento, cumprimento falso, ...
Romanian:felicitare, gest de prietenie, ...
Swedish:ryggdunk, falsk vänlighet, ...
Thai:การตบหลัง, การแสดงความเป็นมิตรที่ไม่จริงใจ, ...
Turkish:sırtına vurma, samimiyetsiz dostluk, ...
Vietnamese:vỗ vai, cái vỗ vai, ...

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Definition of backslap - Reverso English Dictionary

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