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Meaning of "back-slapping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACK-SLAPPING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACK-SLAPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Back-Slapping is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BACK-SLAPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of back-slapping in the English dictionary

The definition of back-slapping in the dictionary is energetically jovial; hearty.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACK-SLAPPING

back-alley
back-country
back-end
back-end load
back-end loading
back-heel
back-kitchen
back-of-the-envelope
back-office
back-pedal
back-pedalled
back-pedalling
back-row
back-seat driver
back-stabbing
back-to-back
back-to-office report
back-to-the-office report
back-up light
back, sack, and crack

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACK-SLAPPING

camping
clipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
hopping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
shopping
stepping
stopping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
topping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of back-slapping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «back-slapping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACK-SLAPPING

Find out the translation of back-slapping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of back-slapping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «back-slapping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

回打耳光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

palmadas en la espalda
570 millions of speakers

English

back-slapping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीछे से थप्पड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العودة الصفع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

назад - пощечины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tapinhas nas costas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাক slapping
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

back- slapping
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belakang menampar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schulterklopfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バックスラッピング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백 두드림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bali-slapping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

back- tát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதுகில் தட்டிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परत-चापट मारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arka tokat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

back- slapping
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

back- bicie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

назад- ляпаси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

back- slapping
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

back - χαστούκια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

back- klap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

back - slapping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

back- slapping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of back-slapping

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK-SLAPPING»

The term «back-slapping» is normally little used and occupies the 118.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK-SLAPPING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «back-slapping» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «back-slapping» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about back-slapping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACK-SLAPPING»

Discover the use of back-slapping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to back-slapping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jet
Keeps. Up. Back-Slapping. Chatter. To. Relax. Teammates. into a stern and rigid sport for the past 16 years. Born in Dallas, Tex., Banks was scouted for the big leagues while playing softball at high school. On graduating, he was drafted into  ...
2
Colditz Myth C
'The barrack, when I walked back into it from the compound,' Geoff Taylor recalled after witnessing the wild cheering that greeted the event, 'was a tumultuous, laughing riot of back-slapping and hand-shaking.' What was described as a 'yelling ...
S. P. Mackenzie
3
Billboard
"What is described as a "working convention" will replace the traditional display of new products, order- taking, prediction speakers and back- slapping that marks many conventions. Vending machine operators, manufacturers and suppliers ...
4
Messages from Afghanistan
Just as there was much hand shaking and back slapping and “Tashakor-ing” ( Thank you's) the “guy in charge” of the clinic arrived and agreed with everyone that 0900 on Wednesday would be great and wasn't this a good plan. When we ...
Nancy Lachapelle, 2009
5
Proceedings: Twentieth Annual Convention of Rotary International
That farmer is used to that back-slapping game. He has had it for a hundred years before every election and is not particularly interested. He knows that is not your dignified way of acting. One of the fundamental things is establishing a closer ...
Rotary International, 1929
6
Being a Go-To-Tech: How to Be Both Successful and Happy ...
No amount of back slapping and cheers of applause from your boss and end- users will make this level of office functionality possible. In fact, back-slapping and heroics can be seen as a failure of sorts. It's somewhat of a hard but very realistic ...
Warren C. Zabloudil, 2012
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Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery
If “back slapping” is planned, the nail should be slightly overinserted to avoid nail prominence after compression is performed. □ Place proximal interlocks through drill guides. □ Because the tibia is a triangle, oblique views may be used to ...
Sam W. Wiesel, 2012
8
Vida Clandestina: My Life in the Cuban Revolution
More back slapping. He introduced me to the others, and after I assured them that I was rested we continued the hike. We kept going up. From time to time I looked down behind me to fix the landscape in my memory. After several stages of ...
Enrique Oltuski, 2002
9
Caddie
The back slapping, hugging and name calling lasted about fifteen minutes, then we met Cathy for the first time. She was as pleasant and welcoming as she was beautiful. Those few minutes will not be forgotten. At Tom's request, Cathy showed ...
David Welch, 2011
10
Manual of First Aid: Management of General Injuries, Sports ...
For lnfants • Treatment method for infants is the same as for children but much lighter pressure is used and the positions for back slapping and abdominal thrust are different. • Lay the infant's head downwards with the chest and abdomen lying ...
Gupta Gupta, Abhishek Gupta, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACK-SLAPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term back-slapping is used in the context of the following news items.
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ACLU goes to court to ensure child protection funds
Edgar and Madigan may not have been back-slapping pals. But there was mutual respect. And trust. Something that seems lost in the ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
2
Why does Tabu call Ajay Devgn 'VD'?
She revealed that whenever she would meet Ajay at any party, there would be a lot of warmth and that they are always back-slapping and ... «PINKVILLA, Jul 15»
3
Dani Garavelli: When poverty made history
... which were as subversive as a Che Guevara T-shirt bought on Amazon, and with the self-congratulatory back-slapping of politicians and pop ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
4
Opinion: Stepping out of the shadows
No Clinton-Gore hands clasped in victory, no Bush-Cheney back-slapping. Guadagno was conspicuous in her absence from the governor's ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
5
Written By Carol Marin Posted: 07/03/2015, 05:02pm
Edgar and Madigan may not have been back-slapping pals. But there was mutual respect. And trust. Something that seems lost in the ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
6
Selling the combine, keeping the land: a personal journey through a …
The back-slapping stops at noon, after the tools and antiques have new owners. The crowd gathers around the heavy equipment. This is where ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
7
Greece: Humanitarian values sorely absent in crisis
It was an occasion of much back-slapping and mutual appreciation. It meant, in the words of many EU leaders, that they were living up to their ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
8
Michael Kline: Isolated in America
... the marriage of a fellow regional president to a female manager in the company — it was called a “first” and garnered much back-slapping. «Conway Daily Sun, Jul 15»
9
How to swap games consoles for books – and get kids reading
The rewards come in the form of points, or bonuses, or boost-ups, or just plain ol' back-slapping. It's basic psychology, the same way you'll tell a ... «Myanmar Times, Jul 15»
10
April 2015: Over 180 Climbers Evacuated from Everest Camp 1 …
... RMI group of eight were all evacuated by 9:30 a.m. He recalled the feeling of being at base camp again: "There was no back-slapping. «About - News & Issues, Jul 15»

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